Mějaiyüt

The Mějaiyüt were an Ancient Lizardman organization, considered to be the spiritual predecessors of the Mages Guild by many - which is contested by many, as the Mějaiyüt included more than just magicians - they also included philosophers, theologians, archeologists and poets, and were characterized more by their unique philosophy than their practice of Arcane Magic.

Name
The organization was known by several names, but the most widespread one was Mějaiyüt, which varied accross the ages:
 * Me` Dzrai Ut (Archaic Lizardman)
 * Mě Jai Ywüt (Early Classical Lizardman)
 * Mě Jai Ywüt (Late Classical Lizardman)
 * Mě Jai Yüt (Common Continental Lizardman)

The three words literally mean "secret-language-people" or "arcane-language-people" - or more precisely, "People of the Arcane Language". Though, the meaning of the first two words, "me`dzrai" / "mějai" eventually morphed from "arcane language" to "(the art of) magic" - thus, it could be argued that "Me`dzraiut / Mějaiywüt / Mějaiyüt" was also used to mean "people of magic", or just "magicians". Despite its name, the organization wasn't particularly secretive - it was open to inquisitive recruits, and many influential people within the empire came to be publicly known as its members during the group's height.