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navigation, search  Until the end of the Ethiopian monarchy in
1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia, the
Mesafint (Ge'ez መሳፍንት masāfint, modern mesāfint, singular መስፍን
masfin, modern mesfin, "prince") and the Mekwanint (makʷanin,
modern mekʷenin or መኮንን mekonnen, "governor").  The Mesafint or
princes, hereditary nobles, formed the upper echelon of the
ruling class. The Mekwanint were the appointed nobles, often of
humble birth, who formed the bulk of the nobility. Until the
20th century, the most powerful people at court were generally
Mekwanint appointed by the monarch, while regionally, the
Mesafint enjoyed greater influence and power. Emperor Haile
Selassie greatly curtailed the power of the Mesafint to the
benefit of the Mekwanint.   Men's honorifics[edit]    • Nəgusä
nägäst (ንጉሠ ነገሥት, "King of kings") -- Emperor of Ethiopia.
Although several kings of Aksum used this sty