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A '''title''' is a Prefix (linguistics)|prefix or Suffix (name)|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, ''Count|Graf'' in German language|German, Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal in Catholic church|Catholic usage or clerical titles such as Archbishop or Ter in the Armenian Apostolic Church). Some titles are hereditary title|hereditary.
Professional and academic titles
- Professor
- Professor Emeritus
- Judge '''J'''
- Doctor (title)|Doctor
- Doctor of Medicine|MD
- Doctor of Osteopathy|D.O.
- Doctor of Dental Surgery|DDS
- Doctor of Dental Medicine|DMD
- Doctor of Psychology|PsyD
- LL.D, Doctor (honorary) of Laws
- Doctor of Pharmacy Pharm.D.
- Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.
- Doctor of Theology|Th.D.
- Doctor of Optometry|O.D.
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine|DPM
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine|DVM
- Doctor of Musical Arts|DMA
- Doctor of Fine Arts|DFA (Honorary, Except for the study of dramaturgy at the Yale School of Drama)
- Police officer|Officer
- Registered Nurse|RN
- Medical Technologist|MT/Clinical Laboratory Scientist|CLS
- Accountant
- Chartered Accountant|CA
- Certified Public Accountant|CPA
- Certified Internal Auditor|CIA
- Certified General Accountant|CGA
- Certified Management Accountant|CMA
- Certified Financial Manager|CFM
- Certified Fraud Examiner|CFE
- Chartered Financial Analyst|CFA
- Master of Accountancy|MAcy
- Master of Business Administration|MBA
- Advocate
- Architect
- Bailiff
- Barrister
- Chartered Surveyor(MRICS)
- Coach (sport)|Coach
- Engineer
- PE, Professional Engineer
- SE, Structural Engineer
- GE, Geotechnical Engineer
- Chartered Engineer(CEng)
- Incorporated Engineer(IEng)
- Biologist
- Chartered Biologist(CBiol)
- EurChem
- Eur Ing
- Lecturer
- Master of Fine Arts|MFA
- Master of Library and Information Science|MLIS
- Master's of Science in Nursing|MSN
- Master of Social Work|MSW
- Notary public|Notary
- registered Pharmacist R.Ph
- Physician Assistant|PA, RPA, PA-C or RPA-C
- Queen's Counsel '''QC''' ('''KC''' when monarch is male)
- Reader (academic rank)|Reader
Ecclesiastical titles
- Abbess
- Abbot
- Ablak
- Anax
- Archbishop
- Archdeacon
- Ayatollah
- Beatification|Blessed
- Bishop
- Bodhisattva
- Monk|Brother
- Buddhahood|Buddha
- Cantor
- Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal
- Catholicos
- Chaplain
- Deacon
- Dean (religion)|Dean
- Demiurge
- Elder (Christianity)|Elder
- Priest|Father
- Friar
- Imam
- Mahdi
- Messiah
- Monsignor
- Mother Superior
- Mullah
- Nath
- Pastor
- Pope
- President of the Church|President, especially in Mormonism
- Primate (religion)|Primate
- Prophet
- Rabbi
- Rebbe
- Reverend
- Rosh HaYeshiva
- Saint
- Saoshyant
- Nun|Sister
- Ter
- Tirthankar
- Vardapet
- Venerable
Devotional titles
- Titles of Mary
- Titles of Jesus
Titles for heads of state
Current
Titles currently in use by heads of state and heads of government.
Elected or popularly proclaimed
- Chairman (from which comes Vice Chairman)
- Colonel (from which comes Lieutenant Colonel)
- Pontiff (the title held by the pope, pope being the position)
- President (from which comes such titles as Deputy President, Executive Vice President, Lord President of the Council, and Vice President)
- Prime Minister (from which comes Deputy Prime Minister)
- Regent (The biarchs of San Marino are titled Captains Regent. From this term also came the historical title Prince Regent.)
Hereditary
- Tribal chief|Chief (From this come Chief of Staff, Chieftain, Clan Chief, Hereditary Chief, and War Chief. The present head of Samoa is titled a Paramount Chief.)
- Count (The feminine form is Countess.)
- Duke (The feminine form is Duchess. An historical variation on this is Archduke. The head of state of Luxembourg is titled a Grand Duke.)
- Earl (The feminine form is Countess.)
- Emir
- Emperor (The feminine form is Empress, from which comes Dowager Empress)
- Baron (The feminine equivalent is Baroness)
- Marquess (The feminine form is Marchioness.)
- Monarch|King (from which come the historical terms High King and King of Arms. The feminine equivalent is Queen regnant|Queen.)
- leadership|Leader (The head of state of North Korea is titled Great Leader. The ''de facto'' head of state of Iran is titled Supreme Leader. Related terms are Squadron Leader and Team Leader.)
- Prince (From which comes Crown Prince. The feminine form is Princess.)
- Sultan (The feminine form is Sultana (title).)
- Maharajah (The feminine form is Maharani.)
- Viscount (The feminine form is Viscountess.)
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 (disambiguation)|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 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)
- legatus|Legate
- Tetrarch
- Satrap
Elected or popularly declared
- Archon
- Caudillo
- Consul
- Decemvir
- Roman dictator
- Doge
- Duce
- Führer
- Imperator
- Lord Protector
- Triumvir
Hereditary
- Basileus
- Caliph
- Khagan
- Khan (title)|Khan
- King-Emperor (The feminine equivalent is Queen-Empress)
- Malik
- Nawab
- Negus
- Pharaoh
- Queen regnant|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
- Negus - Ethiopia
- Tutsi Mwami - Kings of Rwanda and Burundi
- Oba (king)|Oba - Yoruba people of Nigeria
- Igbo people|Eze - Igbo people of Nigeria
- Kabaka - Baganda people of Buganda in Uganda
- Almami|Almamy - Fulani people of west Africa
- Omukama - Bunyoro, title of some kings in Uganda
- Asantehene - Ashanti, title of the King of the Ashanti People in Ghana
- Asia
- Arasan/Arasi - Tamil Nadu(India), Sri Lanka
- Veyndhan, ko/Arasi - Tamil Nadu(India)
- Druk Gyalpo — hereditary title given to the king of Bhutan
- Chakrawarti Raja - India Sri Lanka
- Chogyal — "Divine Ruler" — ruled Sikkim until 1975
- Engku or Ungku - Malaysia, to denote particular family lineage akin to royalty
- Qaghan - Central Asian Tribes
- List of Korean monarchs|Hwangje - States that unified Korea
- List of Korean monarchs|Wang - States of Korea that do not have control over all of Korea
- Emperor of China|Huángdì - Imperial China (Emperor)
- Rulers of Surakarta|Susuhanan - the Indonesian princely state of Surakarta until its abolition
- Sultan - 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
- Maha Raja - India Sri Lanka
- Meurah - Aceh before Islam
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong - Monarch of Malaysia, elected each five years among the reigning Sultan of each Malaysian state
- Sumeramikoto, Okimi - Japan, king
- Emperor of Japan|Tennō or Mikado - Japan
- Shogun - Japanese military dictator, always a Samurai
- Saopha - Shan, king of Shan, today as a part of Myanmar
- Shahinshah or Padshah or Badshah or simply Shah - Emperor of Iran or Hindustan(India)
- 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
- Chinese nobility#Wang (King) and Huangdi (Emperor)|Wang (King) - pre-Imperial China
- *In China, "king" is the usual translation for the term ''wang'' 王.
- Emperor of China
- Patabendige|Patabenda - Sub- king Sri lanka
- Norodom Sihamoni|Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Bâromneath - King of Cambodia Khmer , 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.)
- 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 doesn't refer directly to the king himself but to his feet, according to traditions.)
- Racha - Thailand same meaning as Raja
- Datu - pre-colonial Philippines
- Raja - pre-colonial Philippines
- Raja - Malaysia, Raja denotes royalty in Perak and certain Selangor royal family lineages, is roughly equivalent to Prince or Princess
- Tengku - Malaysia, Tengku (also spelled Tunku in Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Kedah is roughly equivalent to Prince or Princess
- Raja - Nepal King
- Rani - Nepali Queen
- Hari - Filipino title for king
- Europe
- Giray - Crimean King
- Arqa/Thagavor - Armenian King
- Germanic king
- Basileus - Greek King
- Despot - Serbia (originating from Byzantium)
- Vezér - Ancient Hungarian
- Fejedelem - Ancient/Medieval Hungarian
- Imperator Tsar / Czar Autocrat - The Ruler of Imperial Russia
- Voivode|Vojvoda (Serbian)/Voivode|Vajda (Hungarian) - Serbian/Hungarian/Romany Title
- Domn (in Romanian) /Gospodar (in Old Slavonian) - Medieval Romania (Moldova, Wallachia)
- 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
- Kralj- Croatia, Serbia
- Kaiser - Imperial Germany
- Tsar/Tsaritsa - Bulgaria, pre-imperial Russia, Serbia
- Kunigaikshtis (Kunigaikštis) - Lithuanian, duke as in Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- Župan sometimes Veliki Župan (Grand Župan) - Serbia, Croatia
- Autocrator Greek term for the Byzantine Emperor
- Mbret - Albanian King
- Africa and the Middle-East
- Pharaoh - ancient Egypt
- Shah - Persian/Iranian and Afghanistan King
- Shahenshah - Persian/Iranian "King of Kings" or Emperor
- Sheikh - Arabic leader, King or Prince (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE)
- Sultan/Sultana (title)|Sultana - Arabic King (Oman and Ottoman Empire)
- Oceania
- tribal chief|Chieftain - Leader of a tribe or clan.
- ''Tui'' or ''tui'' - there were/are also kings in Oceania (i.e. Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, Nauru)
- 'eiki|houeiki, matai, ali'i|alii, tūlafale, tavana, ariki - usually translated as "chief" in various Polynesian countries.
- "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 state
- Alpha
- Anarch (sovereign individual)|Anarch
- Tisroc
Honorary titles granted by heads of state
Current
- Raja (Still officially retained by members of India's princely families, although without the former prerogatives. The feminine form is Rani.)
- Queen consort|Consort (The husband of a queen who rules in her own right is known as a Prince Consort)
- Panapillai Amma (The consort of the Maharajah of Travancore)
- Chamberlain (office)|Chamberlain (from which come the titles Grand Chamberlain, Lord Chamberlain, and Lord Great Chamberlain)
- Champion (mostly archaic, but the United Kingdom does still maintain an official Queen's Champion)
- Marshal (from which come Air Chief Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Vice Marshal, Earl Marshal, Field Marshal, Grand Marshal, Hereditary Marshal, and Reich Marshal)
- Aide-de-camp
- Equerry
- Duke (the feminine equivalent is Duchess)
- Marquis or Marquess (the feminine equivalent is Marchioness or Marquise)
- Count (the feminine equivalent is Countess)
- Earl (used in the United Kingdom instead of Count, but the feminine equivalent is Countess)
- Viscount (feminine equivalent is Viscountess, from the same root as Count)
- Baron (the feminine equivalent is Baroness)
- Baronet (the feminine equivalent is Baronetess)
- Chevalier
- Dame (The French language|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)
- Jonkheer
- Lady (from which come First Lady and the anachronistic Second Lady; the masculine equivalent of Lady is Lord, from which come First Sea Lord and Lord of the Manor)
- Honorable (from which comes Right Honorable)
Historical
- Augusta (honorific)|Augusta (The masculine equivalent is Augustus)
- Knyaz
- Comes
- 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)
- Bitwoded (translates as Beloved)
- Fitawrari (translates as Leader of the Vanguard)
- Dejazmach (translates as Commander of the Gate)
- Kenyazmach (translates as Commander of the Right)
- Gerazmach (translates as Commander of the Left)
- Graf (roughly a Germany|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)
- Gentleman (used as a title is such forms as Gentleman at Arms, Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and Gentleman Usher. The feminine equivalent of a Gentleman is a Gentlewoman, or, in some circumstances, a Lady.)
- Hidalgo (Spanish nobility)|Hidalgo
- Don (honorific)|Don (the feminine equivalent is Doña)
- Sahib
Executive branch of government and other sub-national rulers
Currently in use
- Abbess (the masculine equivalent is Abbot)
- Acolyte
- Admiral (from which come Grand Admiral, Lord High Admiral, Rear Admiral, and Vice Admiral)
- Adjutant
- wiktionary:agent|Agent
- Agister
- Almoner (from which comes Lord High Almoner)
- Ambassador
- Attaché
- Awoamefia
- Bishop (from which come Archbishop, Boy Bishop, Lord Archbishop, Metropolitan Bishop, and Prince Bishop)
- Brigadier
- Canon (priest)|Canon
- Cantor (church)|Cantor
- Captain (from which comes Group Captain)
- Chancellor (from which come Lord Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor)
- Chaplain
- Chargé d'affaires
- Cock o' the North
- Commander (from which come Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant Commander, and Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander)
- Commissioner (from which come First Church Estates Commissioner and High Commissioner)
- Commodore (rank)|Commodore (from which comes Air Commodore)
- Comptroller (from which Comptroller General and Comptroller of the Household)
- Constable (from which come Lord High Constable and Senior Constable)
- Corporal (from which come Lance Corporal and Staff Corporal)
- Courtier
- Curator
- Custos
- Deacon (from which comes Archdeacon)
- Dean (religion)|Dean
- Denkyerahene
- Docent
- Doyen
- Druid (the United Kingdom now has an official Archdruid)
- Edohen
- Ekegbian
- Elder (administrative title)|Elder
- Elerunwon
- Envoy
- Eze
- Father (from which comes Father of the Nation)
- Fon (Cameroon)|Fon
- Foreman
- Forester (such as the United Kingdom's Master Forester)
- 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
- Gentiluomo
- Governor (from which comes Lieutenant Governor)
- Headman
- Herald|Herald of Arms
- Intendant (and the related Superintendent)
- Keeper, such as the British queen's Lord Keeper of the Great Seal|Keeper of the Great Seal, and Keeper of the Prince's Privy Seal
- Lama and the related Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama
- Lamido
- Librarian
- Lieutenant (from which come First Lieutenant, Flight Lieutenant and Lord Lieutenant)
- Major
- Manager (from which comes General Manager)
- Marcher such as the current Lady Marcher in the United Kingdom
- Mate, more often titled as Chief Mate or First Mate
- Matriarch (the masculine equivalent is Patriarch)
- Mayor and related terms such as Lady Mayoress or Lord Mayor
- Minister (government)|Minister from which come Prime Minister and a very long list of specific designations in the form "Minister of..."
- Mother (from which come Mother Superior, Queen Mother, and Reverend Mother)
- Msiri
- Mwami
- Nizam
- Oba (ruler)|Oba
- Obi of Onitsha|Obi
- Obong
- 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, 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.
- Oliha
- Olowo
- Olu
- Oni
- Prefect
- Prelate
- Premier
- Presbyter
- Priest (from which comes wiktionary:High Priest|High Priest. The feminine equivalent is Priestess.)
- Primate (religion)|Primate
- Principal (school)|Principal
- Prior (from which comes Lord Prior)
- Provost
- Pursuivant
- Queen's Remembrancer
- Rangatira
- Ranger (disambiguation)|Ranger
- Rector (from which come Lord Rector and Rector Magnificus)
- Registrar General|Registrar (in a variant spelling in the title Lord Clerk Register)
- Risaldar
- Sachem
- Sagamore (title)|Sagamore
- Searcher of the Sanctuary
- Secretary (from which come Cardinal Secretary of State, Foreign Secretary, General Secretary, and Secretary of State, as well as a long list of other titles in the form "Secretary of..." in which Secretary means the same thing as Minister)
- Seigneur (from which come Monsignor and the French common polite term Monsieur, equivalent to Mister)
- Sergeant (from which come Sergeant at Mace and Sergeant of Arms
- Sharif
- Shehu
- Sheikh
- Sheriff (from which comes High Sheriff)
- Subaltern
- Subedar
- Timi
- Treasurer (from which come Master Treasurer and Secretary Treasurer)
- Verderer
- Vicar
- Warden (from which come Hereditary Warden and Lord Warden)
- Woodman
Historical
- Abuna
- Aedile
- Ali'i
- Aqabe sa'at (translates as Guardian of the Church Hours)
- Balambaras (translates as Fortress Commander)
- Ban (title)|Ban
- Bey
- Boyar
- Castellan
- Cellarer
- Censor (ancient Rome)|Censor
- Centurion
- Circuitor
- Commissar, often as People's Commissar
- Conquistadore
- Daimyo
- Dey
- Dux
- Prince-elector|Elector
- Gauleiter
- Guardian
- Ichege
- Infirmerer
- Inquisitor and Grand Inquisitor
- Jemadar
- Kitchener
- Magic (paranormal)|Mage
- Magister Militum
- Majordomo
- Margrave
- Naib
- Officium
- Pasha
- Paladin, Palatine etc. (Ancient Rome, Charlemagne, Hungary)
- Pontiff and Pontifex Maximus
- Praetor
- Prebendary
- Quaestor
- Sacrist
- Samurai
- Shogun
- Stadtholder
- Steward (office)|Steward
- Thakore
- Voivode
- Viceroy (the feminine equivalent is Vicereine)
- Vizier and Grand Vizier
Judicial titles
In current use
- Advocate
- Advocate General '''AG'''
- 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)
- Mufti and Grand Mufti
- President of the Queen's Bench Division|President '''P''' (of the King's Bench|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 Council '''KC''' when monarch is male)
- Solicitor
Historical
- Lictor
- Reeve (England)|Reeve
- Seneschal
- Tribune
Legislative titles
In current use
- Alderman
- Councillor
- Delegate
- Member of Parliament '''MP'''
- Member of the European Parliament '''MEP'''
- Member of the Scottish Parliament '''MSP'''
- Member of Provincial Parliament
- Member of the Legislative Council
- Member of the Legislative Assembly
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Member of the House of Assembly)
- Member of the National Assembly
- Legislator|Representative
- Senator
- Speaker (politics)|Speaker
Historical
- Burgess
Honorary titles granted by an institution
Titles granted by an institution and used in direct address:
- Dame, which comes from the same root as Dominus
- Bearer, such as Hereditary Banner Bearer, Standard Bearer, or Swordbearer
- Coach (sport)|Coach
- Doctor (title)|Doctor '''MD/PhD/JD/LLD'''
- Friar
- Master (form of address)|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.|Ms. The feminine equivalent of Master is Mistress (form of address)|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 name" -- this was the standard form for servants to address their employer's minor children.
- Nurse and Nanny
- Professor and its related titles: Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Distinguished Professor, and Professor Emeritus
- Reverend
- Sayyid
Titles awarded by institutions due to merit but not used in correspondence:
- Chief Scout the head of The Scout Association,
- 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
- Senior Grecian, Tolly-keeper, and various other fraternal school titles
- Engineer, professional qualifications such as Chartered Engineer, European Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, and Professional Engineer
- Premier danseur The feminine form is Prima Ballerina A rank given to an exceptional ballet soloist.
- 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:
- Hereditary Falconer
- Queen's Swan Marker
- Grand Carver
- Herb Strewer
Titles granted by institutions due to position rather than merit (e.g. job title):
- Apprentice
- Butler|Chief butler
- 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.
- Instructor
- Journeyman
- Lecturer, including Principal Lecturer and Senior Lecturer
- Scout
Honorary titles granted by a mentor with the same title
- Rabbi
- Coaching|Coach
Honorary titles granted by one's peers
- Adept
- Akhoond
- Arhat
- Bwana
- Brother or Sister
- Citizen (from which comes First Citizen)
- Coaching|Coach
- Goodman (title)|Goodman and Goodwife
- Grand Bard
- Hajji
- Mullah
- Sri
- Wizard, such as the Grand Wizard and Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
Honorary titles bestowed by followers
- Baba
- Condottiero
- Diva
- Effendi
- Giani or Gyani
- Guru
- Maestro
- Mahatma
- Pastor
- Rebbe
- Siddha
- Sheikh , Pir, Murshid
- Ustad
- Swami
- Yogi
- Auntie or Uncle
- Boss
- Coach (sport)|Coach
- Grandfather or Grandmother
- Pundit
See also
- Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing|titles (in professional writing)
- corporate title|titles (in corporations)
- Honorary title|titles (honorary)
- False titles of nobility|titles (false)
- Ethiopian aristocratic and religious titles|titles (Ethiopian aristocratic and religious)
- pre-nominal|titles (pre-nominal)
- post-nominal|titles (post-nominal)
- Style (manner of address)|styles
- Royal and noble styles|styles (royal and noble)
- Royal and noble ranks|ranks (royal and noble)
- military rank|ranks (military)
- honorifics
- list of professions
- nobility
- peerage
- political institutions of Rome
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
References
External links
- Fake titles
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