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A title is a prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage or clerical titles such as Archbishop or Ter in the Armenian Apostolic Church). Some titles are hereditary. Academic titles- *LL.D - Doctor of Laws (honorary)
- *D.D. - Doctor of Divinity
- *D.Sc. - Doctor of Science
- *DBA - Doctor of Business Administration
- *DPA - Doctor of Public Administration
- *DMA - Doctor of Musical Arts
- *DFA - Doctor of Fine Arts
- *Doctorates in the field of medicine:
- *MBA - Master of Business Administration
- *MPA - Master of Public Administration
- *MChem - Master of Chemistry
- *MDiv - Master of Divinity
- *MEng - Master of Engineering
- *MFA - Master of Fine Arts
- *MPhil - Master of Philosophy
- *ThM - Master of Theology
- *BSc - Bachelor of Science
- *BEng - Bachelor of Engineering
Professional titles- *PE, Professional Engineer
- *GE, Geotechnical Engineer
Ecclesiastical titlesAbbess • Abbot • Ablak • Anax • Archbishop • Archdeacon • Ayatollah • Blessed • Bishop • Bodhisattva • Brother • Buddha • Cantor • Cardinal • Catholicos • Chaplain • Deacon • Dean • Demiurge • Elder • Father • Friar • Imam • Mahdi • Messiah • Monsignor • Mother Superior • Mullah • Nath • Pastor • Patriarch • Pope • President, especially in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Primate • Prophet • Rabbi • Rebbe • Reverend • Rosh HaYeshiva • Saint • Saoshyant • Sister • Ter • Tirthankar • Vardapet • Venerable Devotional titles Titles for heads of stateElected or popularly proclaimed- Pontiff (the title held by the pope, pope being the position)
- Taoiseach, Prime Minister of Ireland, formerly the chief or king, from which title comes *Tánaiste deputy prime minister of Ireland, formerly the heir
Hereditary- Prince/Princess - Title often given to the sons and daughters of ruling monarchs. Also a title of the upper nobility in the Holy Roman Empire and its subsidiary territories until 1918. The German term for this title is Fuerst which loosely translates as prince.
- Emir/Emira - Arabic Prince/Princess
The pope is the Bishop of Rome (a celibate office always forbidden to women), in English however, reports of female popes such as ( Pope Joan) refer to them as pope and Popess is used, among other things, for the second trump in the Tarot deck ; some European languages also have a feminine form of the word pope, such as the Italian papessa, the French papesse , and the German Päpstin Historical titles for heads of stateThe following are no longer officially in use, though some may be claimed by former regnal dynasties.Appointed- Caesar (an honorific family name passed through Roman emperors by adoption)
Elected or popularly declaredHereditary When a difference exists below, male titles are placed to the left and female titles are placed to the right of the slash.
- * Bayin - The title given to the king of pre colonial Burma
- * 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 doesn't refer directly to the king himself but to his feet, according to traditions.)
- * Chogyal — "Divine Ruler" — ruled Sikkim until 1975
- * Datu - pre-colonial Philippines
- *Huángdì - Imperial China (Emperor)
- **Hwangje - Self-styled Korean "emperor"; states that unified Korea
- **Hoang De - Self-styled Vietnamese "emperor"; unified Vietnam
- **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
- **Hari - Filipino title for king
- * Qaghan - Central Asian Tribes
- * Susuhanan - the Indonesian princely state of Surakarta until its abolition
- **Shah - Persian/Iranian and Afghanistan and Tajikistan King
- **Aceh, Brunei Darussalam, 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.
- * Syed or Shariffah - Malaysia, descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; Syed/Sharifah in Perlis if suffixed by the royal clan name, is roughly equivalent to Prince or Princess
- * Tengku - Malaysia, Indonesia, Tengku (also spelled Tunku in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Deli Sultanate of Indonesia is roughly equivalent to Prince or Princess
- * Wang (King) - pre-Imperial China. In China, "king" is the usual translation for the term
wang 王.- **Wang - States of Korea that did not have control over the entire peninsula.
- **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
- * Vezér - Ancient Hungarian
- * Tsar - the ruler of Imperial Russia
- * Rí, Rúirí, Rí Rúireach and Ard Rí - King, local overking, regional King, and High King in pre-Norman Ireland
- * Kniaz'/Knyaginya/Knez/Knjeginja (generally translated as "prince") - Kievan Rus'/Serbia
- * Tsar/Tsaritsa - Bulgaria, pre-imperial Russia, Serbia
- * Župan sometimes Veliki Župan (Grand Župan) - Serbia, Croatia
Tui or tui - there were/are also kings in Oceania (i.e. Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, Nauru)- * "Mo'i" normally translated as King is a title used by Hawaiian monarchs since unification in 1810. The last person to hold that title was Queen Lili'uokalani.
Fictional titles for heads of stateHonorary titles granted by heads of stateCurrent- Dame (The French term of respect Madame came from the same root. The masculine equivalent of a Dame is a Knight, although a Knight uses the title Sir rather than Knight before his name. Some knights, such as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter or Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, place their full title after their name)
Historical- Concubine (The Chinese imperial system, for instance, had a vastly complex hierarchy of titled concubines and wives to the emperor)
- Ras (which translates as Head)
- Fitawrari (translates as Leader of the Vanguard)
- Dejazmach (translates as Commander of the Gate)
- Gerazmach (translates as Commander of the Left)
- Graf (roughly a German equivalent to the English Earl, but broken down into Altgraf, Burggraf, Freigraf, Landgraf, Markgraf, Pfalzgraf, Raugraf, Reichsgraf, Rheingraf, Vizegraf, and Wildgraf. The feminine equivalent of a Graf is a Gräfin)
- Don (the feminine equivalent is Doña)
Executive branch of government and other sub-national rulersCurrently in use- 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 General, Secretary General, Solicitor General, Surgeon General and Vicar General
- Minister from which come Prime Minister and a very long list of specific designations in the form "Minister of..."
- 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, 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, Revenue Officer, Senior Officer, Ship's Officer, Staff Officer, and Warrant Officer.
Historical- Aqabe sa'at (translates as Guardian of the Church Hours)
Judicial titlesIn current useHistorical Ovie - King in Urhobo languageLegislative titlesIn current useHistoricalHonorary titles granted by an institutionTitles granted by an institution and used in direct address:
- Dame, which comes from the same root as Dominus
- Master is used in many titles, including old terms for the teachers of social arts: Dance master, Drawing Master, Fencing Master, and Music Master. It is also used for school titles such as Deputy Headmaster, Housemaster, and Schoolmaster, and is the base for Deputy Master, Grandmaster, Guest Master, Joint Master, Master of the Horse, Master of the Rolls, Novice master, Queen's Bargemaster, Second Master and Senior Master. In fictional settings, you will find such characters as Dungeon Master and Slave Master. Finally, Master is the original form of Mister and its related terms- Miss, Missus, and Ms. The feminine equivalent of Master is Mistress.
- Maid When used as a title before a name, this is an old way to denote an unmarried woman, such as the character Maid Marian. The closest masculine equivalent would probably be Youth although this has never really been used as a title in the same way. Young boys used to be addressed as "Master [first name]" -- this was the standard form for servants to address their employer's minor children.
Titles awarded by institutions due to merit but not used in correspondence:
- Queen's Scout title conferred upon a scout upon achieving highest attainable award achievable in the Scouting movement
- Queen's Guide title conferred upon a guide upon highest attainable award for members of the Girl Guiding movement
- Reader For example Honorary Reader granted by a University to an individual who in seen as a leader in their discipline.
Honorary job titles in the royal household:
Titles granted by institutions due to position rather than merit (e.g. job title):
- Director This title is used extensively for the leaders of artistic projects, such as an Animation director, Art director, Artistic director, Casting director, Creative director, Film director, Game director, Music director, Television director, Theatre director, and Video Director. Other forms are Director of Operations, Funeral Director, and Technical Director.
Honorary titles granted by a mentor with the same titleHonorary titles granted by one's peersHonorary titles bestowed by followers
See also- titles (in professional writing)
- titles (Ethiopian aristocratic and religious)
SourcesAfrican Kings by Daniel LainéKeepers of the Kingdom by Alastair Bruce, Julian Calder, and Mark CatorMaster and Commander'', film directed by Peter Weir
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