Honorary title (award)

A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the first and last name (for example, ''Graf'' in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage (Richard Cardinal Cushing) or clerical titles such as Archbishop). Some titles are hereditary.

Types

Titles include:
* Honorific titles or styles of address, a phrase used to convey respect to the recipient of a communication, or to recognize an attribute such as:
** Imperial, royal and noble ranks
** Academic degree
** Social titles, prevalent among certain sections of society due to historic or other reasons.
** Other accomplishment, as with a title of honor
* Title of authority, an identifier that specifies the office or position held by an official

Titles in English-speaking areas

Common titles

* Mr. – Adult man (regardless of marital status)
* Ms. – Adult woman (regardless of marital status)
* Mx. – Adult person (regardless of marital status), can be used to refer to non-binary people
* Mrs. – Married Adult woman (includes widows and divorcées)
* Miss – Unmarried Adult Woman or Female child
* Master – Male Child
* Madam (also Madame and Ma'am) – Formal form of address for an adult woman. Also used to denote a position of power or respect, opposite the usage of "Mister" for men, e.g. "Mister/Madam Ambassador".

Controversy around usage of common titles

Some people object to the usage of titles to denote marital status, age or gender. In 2018, a campaign named GoTitleFree was launched to encourage businesses to stop requesting, storing and using marital status titles in their registration forms, and when speaking with customers, launched on the grounds that titles often lead to assumptions about a woman's age or availability for marriage, and exclude non-binary people. This is in line with established practice advocated by the World Wide Web Consortium and the Government Digital Service which sets the standard for UK government online services. This in turn means that titles are optional on UK passports and driving licences.

Familial

Aunt, Auntie, or Uncle may be used as titles by nieces and nephews, or by children to adults whom they know.

Legislative and executive titles

* Hon. (Honourable) (for younger sons and daughters of barons) and. Rt. Hon. (Right Honourable) (for Privy Councillors), used in the United Kingdom

Some job titles of members of the legislature and executive are used as titles.
*MP, for members of the Parliament
*MYP, for members of the UK Youth Parliament
* Legislator, Representative
* Senator
* Speaker (politics), Speaker
* President (government title), President (from which comes such titles as Deputy President, Executive Vice President, Lord President of the Council, and Vice President)
* Councillor
* Youth Councillor (YC)
* Alderman/Selectman
* Delegate
* Mayor and related terms such as Lady Mayoress and Lord mayor, Lord Mayor
* Governor and Lieutenant Governor
* Prefect
* Prelate
* Premier
* Burgess (title), Burgess
* Ambassador
* Envoy (title), Envoy
* Secretary, Cardinal Secretary of State, Foreign minister, Foreign Secretary, General Secretary, Secretary of state, Secretary of State, and other titles in the form "Secretary of..." in which Secretary means the same thing as Minister
* Attaché
* Chargé d'affaires
* Provost (civil), Provost
* Minister (from which comes such titles as Prime Minister and Health Minister)

Aristocratic titles

* Prince/Princess – From the Latin ''princeps'', meaning "first person" or "first citizen". The title was originally used by Augustus at the establishment of the Roman Empire to avoid the political risk of assuming the title ''Rex'' ("King") in what was technically still a republic. In modern times, the title is often given to the sons and daughters of ruling monarchs. Also a title of certain ruling monarchs under the Holy Roman Empire and its subsidiary territories until 1918 which is still used in Liechtenstein, (Monaco still uses the title Prince to this day, even though it was not a part of the Holy Roman Empire) and in Imperial Russia before 1917. The German title is Fürst ("first"), a translation of the Latin term; the equivalent Russian term is ''князь (knyaz)''.
* Archduke/Archduchess – A title derived from the Greek language, Greek ''Archon'' ("ruler; higher") and the Latin ''Dux''("leader"). It was used most notably by the Habsburg Dynasty that ruled Austria and Hungary until 1918.
* Grand Duke/Grand Duchess – "Big; large" + Latin ''Dux'' (leader). A variant of "Archduke", used particularly in English translations Romanov Dynasty Russian titles. Also used in various Germanic territories until World War I. Still survives in Luxembourg.
* Duke/Duchess – From the Latin ''Dux'', a military title used in the Roman Empire, especially in its early Byzantine Empire, Byzantine period when it designated the military commander for a specific zone.
* Marquis or Marquess/Marquise or Marchioness – From the French ''marchis'', literally "ruler of a border area", (from Old French ''marche'' meaning "border"); exact English translation is "March Lord", or "Lord of the March".
* Count/Countess - From the Latin ''comes'' meaning "companion". The word was used by the Roman Empire in its Byzantine period as an honorific with a meaning roughly equivalent to modern English "peer". It became the title of those who commanded field armies in the Empire, as opposed to "Dux" which commanded locally based forces.
* Earl (used in the United Kingdom instead of Count, but the feminine equivalent is Countess) – From the Germanic ''jarl'', meaning "chieftain," the title was brought to the British Isles by the Anglo-Saxons and survives in use only there, having been superseded in Scandinavia and on the European continent.
* Viscount/Viscountess - From the Latin ''vicarius'' ("Deputy; substitute". Hence "vicar" and prefix "vice-") appended to Latin ''comes''. Literally: "Deputy Count".
* Baron/Baroness - From the Late Latin ''Baro'', meaning "man, servant, soldier". The title originally designated the chief feudal tenant of a place, who was in vassalage to a greater lord.

In the United Kingdom, "Lord" and "Lady" are Forms of address in the United Kingdom, used as titles for members of the nobility. Unlike titles such as "Mr" and "Mrs", they are not used before first names except in certain circumstances, for example as courtesy titles for younger sons, etc., of peers. In Scotland "Lord of Parliament" and "Lady of Parliament" are the equivalents of Baron and Baroness in England.

* Lord – From Old English ''hlāford, hlāfweard'', meaning, literally, "bread-keeper", from hlāf ("bread") + weard ("guardian, keeper") and by extension "husband, father, or chief". (From which comes modified titles such as First Sea Lord and Lord of the Manor.) The feminine equivalent is Lady from the related Old English ''hlǣfdīġe'' meaning, literally, "bread-kneader", from hlāf ("bread") + dīġe ("maid"), and by extension wife, daughter, or mistress of the house. (From which comes First Lady, the anachronistic Second Lady, etc.)
* Emperor/Empress – From the Latin ''Imperator'', meaning he/she who holds the authority to command (''imperium'').
* Monarch, King/Queen regnant, Queen – Derived from Old Norse/Germanic words. The original meaning of the root of "king" apparently meant "leader of the family" or "descendant of the leader of the family," and the original meaning of "queen," "wife". By the time the words came into English they already meant "ruler".
* Tsar/Tsarina (Tsaritsa) – Slavonic loan-word from Latin.
* Caesar – The name of Julius Caesar taken by his heir Augustus and thereafter by Augustus' successors as Roman Emperor through the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Loaned into German as Kaiser.
* Leadership, Leader – From Old English ''lædan'', meaning "to guide". The head of state of North Korea is titled Great Leader. The ''de facto'' head of state of Iran is titled Supreme Leader.
*Chieftain, Chief – A variation of the English "Prince", used as the short form of the word "Chieftain" (except for in Scotland, where "Chieftain" is a title held by a titleholder subordinate to a chief). Generally used to refer to a recognised leader within a chieftaincy system. From this come the variations paramount chief, clan chief and village headman, village chief. The feminine equivalent is Chieftain, Chieftess.

* The High Priestess, Popess
The title of a character found in Tarot cards based upon the Pope on the Roman Catholic Church. As the Bishop of Rome is an office always forbidden to women there is no formal feminine of Pope, which comes from the Latin word ''papa'' (an affectionate form of the Latin for ''father'').
The mythical Pope Joan, who was reportedly a woman, is always referred to with the masculine title ''Pope'', even when her female identity is known. Further, even if a woman were to become Bishop of Rome it is unclear if she would take the title ''Popess''. A parallel might be drawn with the Anglican Communion, whose female clergy use the masculine titles of ''priest'' and ''bishop'' as opposed to ''priestess'' or ''bishopess''.
Nonetheless some European languages, along with English, have formed a feminine form of the word ''pope'', such as the Italian ''papessa'', the French ''papesse'', the Portuguese ''papisa'', and the German ''Päpstin''.

Titles used by knights, dames, baronets and baronetesses

These do not confer nobility.
* Sir – Used by knights and baronets
* Dame (title), Dame – Used by dames and baronetesses

"Sir" and "Dame" differ from titles such as "Mr" and "Mrs" in that they can only be used before a person's first name, and not immediately before their surname.

* Chevalier (French)
* Cavaliere (Italian)

Judicial titles

* Advocate
* Advocate General AG
* wikt:attorney, Attorney
* Bailiff
* Barrister
* Chancellor of the High Court, Chancellor C (of the High Court of Justice, High Court)
* Judge and Admiralty Judge
* Judge, Justice J
** Lord Chief Justice CJ (of the judiciary)
** Lord Justice Clerk
** Lord Justice of Appeal LJ (of the Court of Appeal)
** Justice of the Peace
* Magistrate and Promagistrate
* Master of the Rolls MR (of the Court of Appeal)
* Member and Chairman, for members of quasi-judicial boards
* Mufti and Grand Mufti
* Notary
* President of the Queen's Bench Division, President P (of the King's Bench Division, Queen's/King's Bench Division) or President of the Family Division, President P (of the Family Division)
** Lord President of the Court of Session
* Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Counsellor (or Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor) PC (of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council)
* Queen's Counsel QC (King's Counsel KC when monarch is male)
* Solicitor

Historical

* Lictor
* Reeve (England), Reeve
* Seneschal
* Tribune

Ecclesiastical titles (Christian)

Titles are used to show somebody's ordination as a priest or their membership in a religious order. Use of titles differs between Christian denomination, denominations.

Religious

* Abbess
* Abbot
* Caliph
* Brother (Christian), Brother – also for monk, monks
* Friar
* Mother, Abbess, Mother Superior, and Reverend Mother
* Reverend
* Sister – for Religious sister, religious sisters and nun, nuns

Priests

Christian priests often have their names prefixed with a title similar to The Reverend.

* Bishop (from which come Archbishop, Boy Bishop, Lord Archbishop, Metropolitan Bishop, and Prince Bishop)
* Presbyter
* Priest (from which comes wikt:High Priest, High Priest. The feminine equivalent is Priestess.)
* Priest, Father (Fr.)
* Patriarch
* Pope
* Catholicos
* Vicar
* Chaplain
* Canon (priest), Canon
* Pastor
* Prelate
* Primate (bishop), Primate
* Dom (title), Dom – (from la, Dominus, "Lord") Used for Order of St. Benedict, Benedictine monks in solemn religious vows, but reserved for abbots among the Trappists. In Brazil, it is used for bishops.
* Cardinal
* Ter (title) – Used by Armenian priests.

Used for deceased persons only

* Servant of God
* Venerable
* Beatification, Blessed
* Saint (abbreviated S. or St.)

Other

* Christ – Greek translation of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (or Messiah), commonly used to refer to Jesus of Nazareth
* Deacon and Archdeacon
* Acolyte
* Dean (religion), Dean
* Elder (Christianity), Elder
* Minister (Christianity), Minister
* Monsignor
* President of the Church (LDS Church), President (in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
* Reader (liturgy), Reader
* Almoner and Lord High Almoner (Christian)
* Apostle
* Prophet
* Teacher
* Seventy
* Evangelism, Evangelist
* High Priest
* Great (Lord) Father of all churches

Academic titles

* Dr. – Short for Doctor (title), doctor, a title used by those with doctoral degrees, such as DPhil, Doctor of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, DO, Dentist, DDS, Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, Doctor of Education, EdD, Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, DCN, Doctor of Business Administration, DBA, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP, Doctor of Pharmacy, PharmD, Veterinary education, DVM, and Legum Doctor, LLD. Those with Juris Doctor, JD degrees, although technically allowed, do not use this as a title by convention.
* Prof. – Professor
* Doc. – Docent
* Eur Ing – Short for European Engineer, an international professional qualification and title for highly qualified engineers used in over 32 European countries.

Military titles

Military ranks are used before names.

* Admiral (from which come Grand Admiral, Fleet Admiral, Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, Lord High Admiral, Rear Admiral, and Vice Admiral)
* Brigadier
* Captain (land), Captain (from which comes Group Captain)
* Colonel (from which comes Lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant Colonel)
* Commander (from which come Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant Commander, and Wing Commander (rank), Wing Commander)
* Commodore (rank), Commodore (from which comes Air Commodore)
* Corporal (from which come Lance Corporal and Staff Corporal)
* General is usually used as a sort of shorthand for "general military commander". The term's far-reaching connotation has provoked its use in a very broad range of titles, including Adjutant General, Attorney General, Captain General, Colonel General, Director General, Generalissimo, General of the Army, Governor General, Lieutenant General, Lord Justice General, Major General, Resident (title), Resident General, Secretary General, United States Solicitor General, Solicitor General, Surgeon General of the United States, Surgeon General and Vicar General
* Lieutenant (from which come First Lieutenant, Flight Lieutenant and Lord Lieutenant)
* Major
* Marshal (from which comes Air Chief Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Vice Marshal and Field Marshal)
* Chief Mate, Mate, more often titled as Chief Mate or First Mate
* Officer (armed forces), Officer, a generic sort of title whose use has spread in recent years into a wide array of mostly corporate and military titles. These include Air Officer, Chief Academic Officer, Chief analytics officer, Chief Business Development Officer, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Knowledge Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Petty Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Chief Warrant Officer, Corporate officer, Customs officer, Field officer, Executive officer, First Officer, Flag Officer, Flying Officer, General Officer, Intelligence Officer, Junior Warrant Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer, Master Warrant Officer, Officer of State, Petty Officer, Pilot Officer, Police Officer, Political officer (military), Political Officer, Revenue Officer, Military rank#Field or senior officers, Senior Officer, Ship's Officer, Staff Officer, and Warrant Officer.
* Private (rank), Private, and many equivalent ranks depending on regiment.
* Sergeant (from which come Sergeant at Mace and Sergeant of Arms).

Maritime and seafarer's professions and ranks

The names of shipboard officers, certain shipping line employees and Maritime Academy faculty/staff are preceded by their title when acting in performance of their duties.
* Captain (nautical) – a ship's highest responsible officer acting on behalf of the ship's owner (Master) or a person who is responsible for the maintenance of the vessels of a shipping line, for their docking, the handling of cargo and for the hiring of personnel for deck departments (Port Captain).
* Chief – a licensed mariner in charge of the engineering (Chief Engineer) or deck (Chief Mate or Officer) department
* Mate – licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship (see Second Mate & Third Mate)
* Cadet – unlicensed trainee mate/officer or engineer under training

Law enforcement

The names of police officers may be preceded by a title such as "Officer" or by their rank.
* Constable (from which come Lord High Constable (disambiguation), Lord High Constable and Senior Constable)
* wikt:agent, Agent
* Sergeant
* Officer
* Chief

Protected professional titles

In North America, several jurisdictions restrict the use of some professional titles to those individuals holding a valid and recognised license to practice. Individuals not authorised to use these reserved titles may be fined or jailed. Protected titles are often reserved to those professions that require a bachelor's degree or higher and a state, provincial, or national license.

* Professional Engineer, Registered Engineer
* Registered Nurse, Professional Nurse, Registered Nurse, Nurse

Other organizations

Some titles are used to show one's role or position in a society or organization.
* Principal (school), Principal
* Nanny
* Coach (sport), Coach
* Wizard, such as the Grand Wizard and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
* Brother or Sister
* Chief Scout (The Scout Association) – the head of The Scout Association
* King's Scout – title conferred upon a scout upon achieving highest attainable award achievable in the Scouting movement
* King's Guide (Girlguiding UK), King's Guide – title conferred upon a guide upon highest attainable award for members of the Girl Guiding movement
* Scout, Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), Eagle Scout

Some titles are used in English to refer to the position of people in foreign political systems
* Citizen, First Citizen
* Comrade

Non-English speaking areas

Default titles in other languages

* Note: Titles are seldom used in Sweden; people are usually referred to by their first name.

Rajput social titles

Titles used in Rajasthan and other neighbourhood states of India in honour of Rajputs (only):

*Hukum – used in general to address any Rajput. Also used as suffix after following titles.
*Daata – used for highest male member of a Rajput family.
*Banna – used for Rajput boys.
*Baisa – used for Rajput girls.
*Babosa – used for eldest man of family.
*Bhabha – used for eldest woman of family.

Martial Arts

* Sensei - used for martial arts instructors
* Sempai - used for junior karate instructors and karate instructors in training
* Karate-ka - used for karate students
* Judge - used for the judges and referees at martial arts tournaments
* Master - used for kung-fu instructors or people who have studied the art their entire life

Academic

* Docent
* Doctorandus, abbreviated as ''drs.''

Religious

* Ayatollah
* Bodhisattva
* Druid and Archdruid
* Hakham
* Buddhahood, Buddha
* Hajji
* Imam
* Kohen
* Lama and the related Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama
* Mahatma
* Mahdi
* Mullah
* Nath
* Pastor
* Rabbi
* Rebbe
* Reverend
* Rosh HaYeshiva
* Saoshyant
* Sardar
* Sardarni
* Tirthankar
* Vardapet

Honorary titles

* Mahatma
* Oknha
* Pandit
* Sant (religion), Sant
* Sheikh
* Swami
* Ustad

Rulers

* Chancellor (from which come Lord Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor)
* "Dear Leader" and "Supreme Leader" referred to Kim Jong-il as chief of North Korea. The title now refers to his son and successor Kim Jong-un. (친애하는 지도자, ch'inaehanŭn jidoja)
* Elder (administrative title), Elder
* Emir/Emira – Arabic Prince/Princess
* Eze
* Maharajah
* Rajah
* Rai (title), Rai
* Malay styles and titles, Dato
* Mwami
* Nizam
* Oba (ruler), Oba
* Obi (ruler), Obi
* Sultan/Sultana (title) – Arabic for "powerful ruler"
* Tor Tiv of Tiv
* Tribal chief, Chief – origin of Chief of Staff, Chieftain, Clan Chief, Hereditary Chief, and Warlord, War Chief. The present head of Samoa is titled a Paramount Chief
* Vizier and Grand Vizier
*Stadtholder

Historical titles for heads of state

The following are no longer officially in use, though some may be claimed by former regnal dynasties.

=Appointed

=
* Caesar (title), Caesar (an honorific family name passed through Roman emperors by adoption)
* Legate
* Satrap
* Tetrarch

=Elected or popularly declared

=
* Archon
*Augustus (title)
* Caudillo
* Consul
* Decemvir
* Doge
* Duce
* Führer
* Imperator
* Lord Protector
* Roman dictator
* Triumvir

=Hereditary

=
* Basileus
* Caliph
* Khagan
* Khan (title), Khan
* King-Emperor (the feminine equivalent is Queen-Empress)
* Malik
* Maharajah
* Rajah
* Rai (title), Rai
* Emperor of Japan, Mikado
* Mirza (noble), Mirza
* Nawab
* Negus
* Patil (title), Patil
* Pharaoh
* Regina (the masculine form is Rex)
* Saopha
* Sapa Inca
* Shah
* Tsar

When a difference exists below, male titles are placed to the left and female titles are placed to the right of the slash.

* Africa
** Almami, Almamy – Fulani people of west Africa
** List of rulers of Asante, Asantehene – Ashanti people, Ashanti, title of the King of the Ashanti people, Ashanti People in Ghana
** Igbo people, Eze – Igbo people of Nigeria
** Kabaka of Buganda, Kabaka – Baganda people of Buganda in Uganda
** Mwami – Kings of Rwanda and Burundi
** Negus – Ethiopia
** Oba (king), Oba – Yoruba people of Nigeria
** Omukama – Bunyoro, title of some Emperors/kings in Uganda
** Pharaoh – ancient Egypt
* Asia
** Arasan/Arasi – Tamil Nadu (India), Sri Lanka
** Arqa/Thagavor – King of Armenia
** Bayin – The title given to the king of pre colonial Burma
**Maharajah/ Rajah/ Rai (title), Rai/ Chakarwarti Raja – India Sri Lanka
** Chogyal — "Divine Ruler" — ruled Sikkim until 1975
** Datu – pre-colonial Philippines
** Druk Gyalpo — hereditary title given to the king of Bhutan
** Engku or Ungku – Malaysia, to denote particular family lineage akin to royalty
*** Hari – Filipino title for king
*** List of Vietnamese monarchs, Hoang De – Self-styled Vietnamese "emperor"; unified Vietnam
** Emperor of China, Huángdì – Imperial China (Emperor)
*** List of Korean monarchs, Hwangje – Self-styled Korean "emperor"; states that unified Korea
** Maharajah, Maha raja/feminine form is Maharani – Emperor, Empress India, Sri Lanka
** Meurah – Aceh before Islam
** Mirza (noble), Mirza, Persian/Iranian, Indian and Afghanistan and Tajikistan King
*** Beg (title), Beg (Begzada or Begzadi, son-daughter of ''Beg''), Baig or Bey in Under ''Mirza'' & using King or Military title.
** Patil (title), Patil – meaning "head" or "chief" is an Indian title. The Patil is in effect the ruler of this territory as he was entitled to the revenues collected therefrom.
** Bhumibol Adulyadej, Phrabat Somdej Phrachaoyuhua – King of Thailand (Siam), the title literally means "The feet of the Greatest Lord who is on the heads (of his subjects)" (This royal title does not refer directly to the king himself but to his feet, according to traditions.)
*** Racha – Thailand, same meaning as Raja
*** Raja – pre-colonial Philippines
*** Raja – Malaysia, Raja denotes royalty in Perak and certain Selangor royal family lineages, is roughly equivalent to Prince or Princess
*** Raja/Rani – Nepal King
*** Rani – Nepali Queen
** Patabendige, Patabenda – Sub- king Sri Lanka
** Norodom Sihamoni, Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Bâromneath – King of Cambodia Khmer language, Khmer, the title literally means "The feet of the Greatest Lord who is on the heads (of his subjects)" (referring not directly to the king himself but to his feet, according to tradition)
** Khagan, Qaghan – Central Asian Tribes
** Saopha – Shan people, Shan, king of Shan people, Shan, today as a part of Myanmar
** Shahinshah or Padshah or Badshah- Persian/Iranian "King of Kings" or Persian rulers in Hindustan(India)
*** Shah – Persian/Iranian and Afghanistan and Tajikistan King
** Sheikh – Arabic traditional regional leader, principalities of (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE)
** Sultan/Sultana (title), Sultana – Arabic King (present Oman and former Ottoman Empire)
*** Aceh, Brunei, Java, Oman, Malaysia, Sultan is the title of seven (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, and Terengganu) of the nine rulers of the Malay states.
** Rulers of Surakarta, Susuhanan – the Indonesian princely state of Surakarta until its abolition
** Syed – Islamic World, descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
** Emperor of Japan, Tennō or Mikado – Japan
*** ''Shōgun'' – Japanese military dictator
*** Sumeramikoto, Okimi – Japan, king
** Tengku – Malaysia, Indonesia, Tengku (also spelled Tunku in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Deli Sultanate of Indonesia is roughly equivalent to Prince or Princess
** Veyndhan, ko/Arasi – Tamil Nadu(India)
** Chinese nobility#Emperor, Wang (King) – pre-Imperial China. In China, "king" is the usual translation for the term ''wang'', 王.
*** List of Korean monarchs, Wang – States of Korea that did not have control over the entire peninsula.
*** List of Vietnamese monarchs, Vuong – States in Vietnam that did not control the entire realm.
** Yang di-Pertuan Agong – Monarch of Malaysia, elected each five years among the reigning Sultan of each Malaysian state
* Europe
**Autocrator – Greek term for the Byzantine Emperor
** Basileus – Greek ruler
** Despot (court title), Despot, a Byzantine court title, also granted in the states under Byzantine influence, such as the Latin Empire, Bulgaria, Serbia, and the Empire of Trebizond.
** Domn (in Romanian)/Gospodar (in Old Slavonian) – Medieval Romania (Moldova, Wallachia)
** Fejedelem – Ancient/Medieval Hungarian
** Germanic king
** Großbürger/Großbürgerin (English: Grand Burgher) – historical German title acquired or inherited by persons and family descendants of the ruling class in autonomous German-speaking cities and towns of Central Europe, origin under the Holy Roman Empire, ceased after 1919 along with all titles of German nobility.
** Kaiser/Kaiserin – Imperial rulers of Germany and of Austria-Hungary
** Kniaz'/Knyaginya/Knez/Knjeginja (generally translated as "prince") – Kievan Rus'/Serbia
** Kunigaikshtis (Kunigaikštis) – Lithuanian, duke as in Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
** Rí, Rí túaithe, Ruiri, Rí ruireach, and Ard Rí – King, local king, regional overking, (provincial) king of overkings, and High King in Gaels, Gaelic Ireland, also Scotland
** Tsar/Tsarina – the ruler of Imperial Russia
** Tsar/Tsaritsa – Bulgaria, pre-imperial Russia, Serbia
** Vezér – Ancient Hungarian
** Voivode, Vojvoda (Serbian)/Voivode, Vajda (Hungarian) – Serbian/Hungarian/Romani people, Romany title
** Župan, sometimes Veliki Župan (Grand Župan) – Serbia, Croatia
* Oceania
** tribal chief, Chieftain – Leader of a tribe or clan.
** 'eiki, houeiki, fa'amatai, matai, ali'i, alii, tūlafale, tavana, ariki – usually translated as "chief" in various Polynesian countries.
** "Mo'i" – normally translated as King, used by Hawaiian monarchs since unification in 1810. The last person to hold that title was Queen Lili'uokalani.
** ''Tui'' or ''tui'' – there were/are also kings in Oceania (i.e. Samoa, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, Nauru)

Aristocratic

Historical

Russian:
* Boyarin
* Dyak (clerk), Dyak
* Knyaz (and Grand Prince, Veliky Knyaz)
* Namestnik
* Okolnichy
* Posadnik
* Voivode, Voyevoda

German:
* Burggraf
* Graf
* Freigraf
* Landgrave, Landgraf
* Markgraf
* Pfalzgraf
* Reichsgraf

Spanish:
* Don (honorific), Don
* Hidalgo (Spanish nobility), Hidalgo

Others:
* Augusta (honorific), Augusta (Feminine equivalent of Augustus)
* Bitwoded (translates as Beloved)
* Comes
* Concubine (The Chinese imperial system, for instance, had a vastly complex hierarchy of titled concubines and wives to the emperor)
* Dejazmach (translates as Commander of the Gate)
* Fitawrari (translates as Leader of the Vanguard)
* Gentleman (used as a title in such forms as Gentleman at Arms, Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and Gentleman Usher. The feminine equivalent is Gentlewoman, or, in some circumstances, Lady.)
* Gerazmach (translates as Commander of the Left)
* Kenyazmach (translates as Commander of the Right)
* Ras (translates as Head)
* Sahib

Other

* Commissioner (from which come First Church Estates Commissioner and High Commissioner)
* Comptroller (from which Comptroller, Comptroller General and Comptroller of the Household)
* Courtier
* Curator
* Doyen
* Edohen
* Ekegbian
* Elerunwon
* Forester or Master Forester
* Village head, Headman
* Intendant (and the related Superintendent)
* Lamido
* Marcher Lord, Marcher or Lady Marcher
* Matriarch or Patriarch
* Prior, Lord Prior
* Pursuivant
* Rangatira
* Ranger
* Registrar General, Registrar (in a variant spelling in the title Lord Clerk Register)
* Seigneur (from which come Monsignor and the French common polite term Monsieur, equivalent to Mr, Mister)
* Sharif
* Shehu
* Sheikh
* Sheriff (from which comes High Sheriff)
* Subaltern (military), Subaltern
* Subedar
* Sysselmann
* Timi
* Treasurer, Master Treasurer and Secretary Treasurer
* Verderer
* wikt:Warden, Warden, Hereditary Warden, Lord Warden
* Woodman
* Bearer, such as Hereditary Banner Bearer, Standard Bearer, or Swordbearer (ceremonial), Swordbearer
* Sayyid
* Apprentice
* Journeyman
* Adept
* Akhoond
* Arhat
* Bwana
* Goodman (title), Goodman and Goodwife
* Grand Bard
* Mullah
* Sri
* Baba (honorific), Baba
* Effendi
* Giani or Gyani
* Guru
* Siddha
* Pir (Sufism), Pir, Murshid

Historical

* Abuna
* Aedile
* Ali'i
* Aqabe sa'at (translates as Guardian of the Church Hours)
* Balambaras (translates as Fortress Commander)
* Ban (title), Bán
* Baig
* Bey
* Boyar
* Castellan
* Cellarer
* Censor (ancient Rome), Censor
* Centurion
* Circuitor
* Commissar, often as People's Commissar
* Conquistador
* ''Daimyō''
* Dey
* Dux
* Prince-elector, Elector
* Gauleiter
* Guardian
* Ichege
* Infirmerer
* Inquisitor and Grand Inquisitor
* Jemadar
* Kitchener
* Magic (paranormal), Mage
* Magister Militum
* Majordomo
* Maid (title), Maid – Archaic title denoting an unmarried woman, such as the character Maid Marian. Should not be confused with the general term for a young domestic worker, domestic worker housemaid girl.
* Margrave
* Viceroy, Naib
* Officium
* Pasha
* Palatine (Ancient Rome, the Roman Catholic Church, Palatine of Hungary, Hungary (nádor), etc.)
* Pontiff and Pontifex Maximus
* Praetor
* Prebendary
* Quaestor
* Sacrist
* Samurai
* ''Shōgun''
* Stadtholder
* Steward (office), Steward
* Thakur (title), Thakore
* Voivode
* Viceroy (the feminine equivalent is Vicereine)

Post-nominal letters

Members of legislatures often have post-nominal letters expressing this:
* Member of Congress MC
* Member of Parliament MP
* Member of Youth Parliament MYP
*Member of the European Parliament MEP
*Member of the Scottish Parliament MSP
* Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament MSYP
*Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Member of Provincial Parliament MPP
* Member of the National Assembly#Other, National Assembly MNA
* Member of the House of Keys MHK
** Speaker of the House of Keys SHK
*Member of the Legislative Council MLC
*Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA
* Member of the House of Representatives Rep.
* Member of the House of Assembly MHA

University degrees

* Associate
** Associate of Arts, AA – Associate of Arts
** Associate of Applied Science, AAS – Associate of Applied Science
** Associate of Science, AS – Associate of Science
* Bachelor
** Bachelor of Arts, BA – Bachelor of Arts
** Bachelor of Architecture, BArch – Bachelor of Architecture
** Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA – Bachelor of Business Administration
** BSBA – Bachelor of Science of Business Administration
** Bachelor of Biotechnology, BBiotech – Bachelor of Biotechnology
** Bachelor of Dental Surgery, BDS / BChD – Bachelor of Dental Surgery
** BDentTech – Bachelor of Dental Technology
** BDes – Bachelor of Design
** Bachelor of Divinity, BD / BDiv – Bachelor of Divinity
** Bachelor of Education, BEd – Bachelor of Education
** Bachelor of Engineering, BEng – Bachelor of Engineering
** Environmental design, BEnvd – Bachelor of Environmental Design
** Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA – Bachelor of Fine Arts
** Bachelor of Laws, LLB – Bachelor of Laws
** Bachelor of Mathematics, BMath – Bachelor of Mathematics
** Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MB, ChB / MB, BS / BM, BCh / MB, BChir – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
** BMus – Bachelor of Music
** BN – Bachelor of Nursing
** Bachelor of Philosophy, BPhil – Bachelor of Philosophy
** Bachelor of Sacred Theology, STB – Bachelor of Sacred Theology
** Bachelor of Science, BSc – Bachelor of Science
** Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BSN – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
** Bachelor of Social Work, BSW – Bachelor of Social Work
** Bachelor of Theology, BTh / ThB – Bachelor of Theology
** Bachelor of Veterinary Science, BVSc – Bachelor of Veterinary Science
* Designer [Dz]
* Doctor (title), Doctor
** Doctor of Arts, DA – Doctor of Arts
** Doctor of Business Administration, DBA – Doctor of Business Administration
** Doctor of Divinity, D.D. – Doctor of Divinity
** Doctor of Education, Ed.D. – Doctor of Education
** Engineering Doctorate, EngD or DEng – Doctor of Engineering
** Doctor of Fine Arts, DFA – Doctor of Fine Arts
** Doctor of Musical Arts, DMA – Doctor of Musical Arts
** Doctor of Ministry, D.Min. – Doctor of Ministry
** Doctor of Music, D.Mus. – Doctor of Music
** Doctor of Professional Studies, D.Prof – Doctor of Professional Studies
** Doctor of Public Administration, DPA – Doctor of Public Administration
** Doctor of Science, D.Sc. – Doctor of Science
** Doctor of Jurisprudence, JD – Doctor of Jurisprudence
** LL.D. – Doctor of Laws
** Doctor of Medicine, MD – Doctor of Medicine
** Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, DO – Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
** Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharm.D. – Doctor of Pharmacy
** Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. / Doctor of Philosophy, D.Phil. – Doctor of Philosophy
** Doctor of Psychology, PsyD – Doctor of Psychology
** Doctor of Juridical Science, SJD – Doctor of Juridical Science
** Doctor of Theology, Th.D. – Doctor of Theology
** Doctorates within the field of medicine:
*** Doctor of Chiropractic, DC
*** Doctor of Dental Surgery, DDS – Doctor of Dental Surgery
*** Doctor of Dental Medicine, DMD – Doctor of Dental Medicine
*** Doctor of Optometry, O.D.
*** Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT
*** Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, DPM
*** Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DVM
* Master
** Master of Architecture, MArch – Master of Architecture
** Master of Arts, MA – Master of Arts
** Master of Arts, MAL – Master of Liberal Arts
** Master of Business Administration, MBA – Master of Business Administration
** Master of Public Administration, MPA – Master of Public Administration
** Master of Public Service, MPS – Master of Public Service
** Master of Planning, MPl – Master of Planning
** Master in Chemistry, MChem – Master in Chemistry
** MC – Master of Counselling
** Master of Design, M. Des – Master of Design
** Master of Divinity, M.Div. – Master of Divinity
** MDrama – Master of Drama
** Master of Dental Surgery, MDS – Master of Dental Surgery
** Master of Education, MEd – Master of Education
** Master of Educational Technology, MET – Master of Educational Technology
** Master of Engineering, MEng – Master of Engineering
** Master of Fine Arts, MFA – Master of Fine Arts
** Master of Healthcare Administration, MHA – Master of Healthcare Administration
** MHist – Master of History
** Master of Letters, MLitt - Master of Letters
** Master of Law, LL.M. – Master of Law
** Master of Landscape Architecture, MLA – Master of Landscape Architecture
** Master of Mathematics, MMath – Master of Mathematics
** Master of Philosophy, MPhil – Master of Philosophy
** Master of Research, MRes – Master of Research
** Master of Science, MSc – Master of Science
** MScBMC – Master of Biomedical Communications
** Master of Physics, MPhys – Master of Physics
** Master of Pharmacy, MPharm – Master of Pharmacy
** Master of Public Health, MPH – Master of Public Health
** Master of Science in Business Analytics, MSBA - Master of Science in Business Analytics
** Master of Science in Engineering, MSE – Master of Science in Engineering
** Master of Science in Real Estate, MSRE – Master of Science in Real Estate
** MSW – Master of Social Work
** Magister (degree), Magister – Magister
** Master of Sacred Theology, S.T.M. – Master of Sacred Theology
** Master of Theology, MTh/Th.M. – Master of Theology
** Master of Urban and Regional Planning, MURP – Master of Urban and Regional Planning

See also

* Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy
* Corporate title
* Ethiopian aristocratic and religious titles
* False titles of nobility
* Hereditary title
* Honorific
* Index of religious honorifics and titles
* List of titles
* Military rank
* Nobility
* Peerage
* Political institutions of Rome
* Post-nominal letters
* Pre-nominal letters
* Royal and noble ranks
* Royal and noble styles
* Suffix (name)
* Style (manner of address)
* Title of honor
* List of titles held only by one person, Titles held only by one person

Notes

References

Sources

* ''African Kings'' by Daniel Lainé
* ''Keepers of the Kingdom'' by Alastair Bruce, Julian Calder, and Mark Cator
* ''Master and Commander'', film directed by Peter Weir

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