Great House
A House Major of the Landsraad, a family dynasty holding a planet or a system as a fief from the Emperor, with its own army, colours and trade.
A Great House, or House Major, is one of the principal houses of the Landsraad, ordinarily a family dynasty ruling a planet or a planetary system. Under the Padishah Emperors that rule takes the form of a fief handed down by the Emperor: the House rules its world outright and is charged in return with upholding the laws of the Imperium and the order of the Faufreluches. A House Major keeps its own standing army, its own flag, symbol, coat of arms and colours, and its own trade and business interests. A House Minor can be raised to House Major in time, if its own enterprise amasses enough wealth.
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