Pactio is a Latin word that Words defines as agreement. Contract, pact or covenant might also be defensible translations.
Here, we are talking about its usage in the Manga Mahou Sensei Negima. There, a pactio card is a proof of a contract between a mage and someone else. The original card, or proper duplicates, can be used for various things.
The usual format for these has a picture of the contracting partner, the name of the contracting partner, and beneath the name, a title, or something like that, in Latin.
I am unsure of the format of the name. The original story was written in Japanese. I think they used the Latin Alphabet (Romanji) of the Japanese using the usual rules there, and then converted that into the short version of the Latin Alphabet. K's to C's and stuff like that. Thing is, one of the cast was named Kaede. This might go to Caede, which is actually a Latin word. (Singular imperative, can be translated as 'Kill', but can also be translated as a command to perform other sorts of acts.)
The title is simple, and can be very simple. 'Dux Bellorum' was a title the Romans used for some of their warlords. It can be literally translated as 'Leader' (dux) 'of wars' (bellorum). It fits the usage I've seen on the cards I can remember. So, either an adjective modifying a noun, or the nominative of one noun and the genitive of another.
The absolute easiest pactio title would be a nominative singular, and a genitive singular. This is because they are the two forms of a noun that are used write it when one doesn't want to write out a bigger table. So, these are what the dictionaries, including Words, show.
Rex means king. Type it in, and Rex, Regis comes out. Nauta is sailor, and the dictionary likewise shows Nauta, Nautae. Rex Nautae is King of the Sailor. Nauta Regis is sailor of the King.
Stolidus is an adjective meaning stupid or brutish. Stolidus Rex works, meaning stupid king. These agree in gender, number, and case. The need for agreement makes it a little bit more complicated.
virorum is a genitive plural for hero. Rex Virorum is King of Heroes. This way can be more complicated. (It took me a while to put together the right guess for the suffix.)
Here, we are talking about its usage in the Manga Mahou Sensei Negima. There, a pactio card is a proof of a contract between a mage and someone else. The original card, or proper duplicates, can be used for various things.
The usual format for these has a picture of the contracting partner, the name of the contracting partner, and beneath the name, a title, or something like that, in Latin.
I am unsure of the format of the name. The original story was written in Japanese. I think they used the Latin Alphabet (Romanji) of the Japanese using the usual rules there, and then converted that into the short version of the Latin Alphabet. K's to C's and stuff like that. Thing is, one of the cast was named Kaede. This might go to Caede, which is actually a Latin word. (Singular imperative, can be translated as 'Kill', but can also be translated as a command to perform other sorts of acts.)
The title is simple, and can be very simple. 'Dux Bellorum' was a title the Romans used for some of their warlords. It can be literally translated as 'Leader' (dux) 'of wars' (bellorum). It fits the usage I've seen on the cards I can remember. So, either an adjective modifying a noun, or the nominative of one noun and the genitive of another.
The absolute easiest pactio title would be a nominative singular, and a genitive singular. This is because they are the two forms of a noun that are used write it when one doesn't want to write out a bigger table. So, these are what the dictionaries, including Words, show.
Rex means king. Type it in, and Rex, Regis comes out. Nauta is sailor, and the dictionary likewise shows Nauta, Nautae. Rex Nautae is King of the Sailor. Nauta Regis is sailor of the King.
Stolidus is an adjective meaning stupid or brutish. Stolidus Rex works, meaning stupid king. These agree in gender, number, and case. The need for agreement makes it a little bit more complicated.
virorum is a genitive plural for hero. Rex Virorum is King of Heroes. This way can be more complicated. (It took me a while to put together the right guess for the suffix.)