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A '''title''' is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify their generation, official position, military rank, professional or academic qualification, or nobility. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the first and last name (for example, {{lang|de|[[Graf]]}} in [[German language|German]] or clerical titles such as [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] in [[Catholic church|Catholic]] usage – [[Richard Cushing#Legacy|Richard Cardinal Cushing]]). Some titles are [[hereditary title|hereditary]].

== Types ==
{{Redirect|Honorary title|the term in academia specifically|Honorary title (academic)}}
Titles include:
* [[Honorific|Honorific title]]s or [[Style (manner of address)|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|Imperial, royal and noble rank]]
** [[Academic degree]]
** [[Social title]], 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.]] – All males
* [[Ms.]] – Adult women
* [[Mrs.]] – Married women (includes widows and divorcées)
* [[Miss]] – Unmarried women and girls (form of address)
* [[Madam]] (also Madame and Ma'am) – Formal form of address for an adult woman. Also used with an official position, similar to "Mister" for men, e.g. "Madam/Mister 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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gotitlefree.org/ |title=GoTitleFree: Freedom from marital status titles |access-date=29 June 2022 }}</ref> 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 (though various titles, such as Mx., are increasingly used in some countries). This is in line with established practice advocated by the World Wide Web Consortium<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-personal-names#fielddesign |title=Personal names around the world |access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> and the Government Digital Service,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/names/ |title=Ask users for Names |access-date=6 August 2022 }}</ref> which sets the standard for UK government online services. This in turn means that titles are optional on UK passports and driving licences.

====Familial====
Family titles in English-speaking countries include:

* [[Uncle]] – one's parent's brother (may also include great uncles)
* [[Aunt]] or Aunty – one's parent's sister (may also include great aunts)
* Granny, Gran, Grandma or Nana – one's [[Grandparent|grandmother]] (may also include great-grandmothers)
* Pop, Grandpa, Gramps or Grandad – one's [[Grandparent|grandfather]] (may also include great-grandfathers)

===Legislative and executive titles===
* Hon. ([[Honourable]]), for younger sons and daughters of [[baron]]s, and Rt. Hon. ([[Right Honourable]]), for [[Privy Councillor]]s, 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 (usually the [[lower house]])
*MYP, for members of the [[UK Youth Parliament]]
*MSYP, for members of the Scottish Youth Parliament
* [[Legislator|Representative]]
* [[Senator]], for members of the American or Australian [[upper house]]
* [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]], for speaker of Parliament 
* [[President (government title)|President]] (from which comes such titles as [[Deputy President]], [[Executive Vice President]], [[Lord President of the Council]], and [[Vice President]])
* [[Councillor]], for member of a council 
* 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===
{{See also|Royal and noble ranks}}
* [[Prince]]/[[Princess]] – From the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|[[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 {{lang|la|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 {{lang|de|[[Fürst]]}} ('first'), a translation of the Latin term;{{efn|From the [[Old High German]] {{lang|goh|furisto}}, 'the first', a translation of the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|[[princeps]]}}}} the equivalent Russian term is {{lang|ru|князь}} ({{transliteration|ru|knyaz}}). 
* [[Archduke]]/[[Archduchess]] – A title derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{transliteration|el|[[Archon]]}} ('ruler; higher') and the Latin {{lang|la|[[Dux]]}} ('leader'). It was used most notably by the [[Habsburg Dynasty]], who ruled [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]] until 1918.
* [[Grand Duke]]/[[Grand Duchess]] – 'Big; large' + Latin {{lang|la|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 {{lang|la|[[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]], [[Marquess]]/[[Marquise]], or [[Marchioness]] – From the French {{lang|fr|marchis}}, literally 'ruler of a border area' (from the Old French {{lang|fro|marche}} meaning 'border'; exact English translation is 'March Lord', or 'Lord of the March'.
* [[Count]]/[[Countess]] - From the Latin {{lang|la|[[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 {{lang|la|Dux}}, which commanded locally based forces.
* [[Earl]] (used in the [[United Kingdom]] instead of [[Count]], but the feminine equivalent is [[Countess]]) – From the Germanic {{lang|gem|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 {{lang|la|[[vicarius]]}} ('Deputy; substitute'. Hence ''vicar'' and prefix ''vice-'') appended to Latin {{lang|la|[[comes]]}}. Literally translates as 'Deputy Count'.
* [[Baron]]/[[Baroness]] - From the [[Late Latin]] {{lang|la|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 the Old English {{lang|ang|[[hlāford]]}}, {{lang|ang|[[hlāfweard]]}}, meaning, literally, 'bread-keeper', from {{lang|ang|hlāf}} ('bread') + {{lang|ang|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 {{lang|ang|[[hlǣfdīġe]]}} meaning, literally, "bread-kneader", from {{lang|ang|hlāf}} ("bread") + {{lang|ang|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 {{lang|la|[[Imperator]]}}, meaning 'he/she who holds the authority to command ({{lang|la|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'' meant 'wife'. By the time the words came into English they already meant 'ruler'. 
* [[Tsar]]/[[Tsarina]] (Tsaritsa) – Slavonic loan-word from Latin.
* [[Caesar (title)|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 {{lang|de|[[Kaiser]]}}.
* [[Leadership|Leader]] – From Old English {{lang|ang|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 of Iran|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]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width=100pt|[[Male]] version
!width=100pt|[[Female]] version
!width=100pt|[[Realm]]
!width=100pt|[[Adjective]]
!width=100pt|''[[Latin]]''
!Examples
|-
|[[Pope]]
| n/a{{efn|[[The High Priestess|Popess]], the title of a character found in [[Tarot cards]], is based upon the [[Pope]] of 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 {{lang|la|papa}} (an affectionate form of the Latin for "father"). The legendary female [[Pope Joan]] is also referred to as ''Popess''.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Kirsch |first=Johann Peter |date=October 1, 1910 |encyclopedia=Catholic Encyclopedia |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08407a.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508213031/https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08407a.htm |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |publisher=[[New Advent]] |title=Popess Joan }}</ref> Nonetheless, some European languages, along with English, have formed a feminine form of the word ''pope'', such as the Italian {{lang|it|papessa}}, French {{lang|fr|papesse}}, Portuguese {{lang|pt|papisa}}, and German {{lang|de|Päpstin}}.}}
|[[Papacy]]
|[[Papal]]
|{{lang|la|Papa}}
|Monarch of the [[Papal States]] and later Sovereign of the State of [[Vatican City]]
|-
|[[Emperor]]
|Empress
|[[Empire]]
|{{ubl|Imperial|[[Imperial and Royal]] (Austria)}}
|{{lang|la|Imperator}} ({{lang|la|Imperatrix}})
| [[Roman Empire]], [[Byzantine Empire]], [[Ottoman Empire]], [[Holy Roman Empire]], [[Imperial Russia|Russia]], [[France|First and Second French Empire]], [[Austria]], [[Mexican Empire (disambiguation)|Mexican Empire]], [[Empire of Brazil]], [[German Empire]] (none left in Europe after 1918), [[Empress of India]] (ceased to be used after 1947 when [[India]] was granted independence from the [[British Empire]]), [[Japan]] (the only remaining enthroned emperor in the world).
|-
|[[King]]
|[[Queen regnant|Queen]]
|[[Monarchy|Kingdom]]
|Royal
|{{lang|la|Rex}} ({{lang|la|Regina}})
|Common in larger sovereign states
|-
|[[Viceroy]]
|Vicereine
|[[Viceroyalty]]
|Viceroyal, Viceregal
|{{lang|la|Proconsul}}
|Historical: [[Spain|Spanish]] Empire ([[Viceroy of Peru|Peru]], [[Viceroy of New Spain|New Spain]], [[Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata|Rio de la Plata]], [[Viceroyalty of New Granada|New Granada]]), [[Portuguese Empire]] ([[Viceroy of India|India]], [[Colonial Brazil|Brazil]]), [[United Kingdom|British]] Empire
|-
|[[Grand Duke]]
|Grand Duchess
|[[Grand duchy]]
|Grand Ducal
|{{lang|la|Magnus Dux}}
|Today: [[Luxembourg]]; historical: [[Lithuania]], [[Baden Germany|Baden]], [[Grand Duchy of Finland|Finland]], [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany|Tuscany]] ''et al.''
|-
|[[Archduke]]
|Archduchess
|[[Archduchy]]
|Archducal
|{{lang|la|Arci Dux}}
|Historical: Unique only in [[Austria]], [[Archduchy]] of [[Austria]]; title used for member of the [[Habsburg]] dynasty
|-
|[[Prince]]
|[[Princess]]
|[[Principality]], [[Princely state]]
|Princely
|{{lang|la|Princeps}}
|Today: [[Monaco]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Asturies]], [[Wales]];{{efn|Prince of Wales is a title granted, following an investiture, to the eldest son of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom – he is not a monarch in his own right.}} [[Andorra]] (Co-Princes). Historical: [[Albania]], [[Serbia]]
|-
|[[Duke]]
|Duchess
|[[Duchy]]
|Ducal
|{{lang|la|Dux}}
|[[Duke of Buccleuch]], [[Duke of York]], [[Duke of Devonshire]] ''et al.''
|-
|[[Count]]
|Countess
|[[County]]
|Comital
|{{lang|la|Comes}}
|Most common in the [[Holy Roman Empire]], translated in German as {{lang|de|[[Graf]]}}; historical: [[County of Portugal|Portugal]], [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Margrave of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]], [[Baden]], numerous others
|-
|[[Baron]]
|Baroness
|[[Feudal barony|Barony]]
|Baronial
|{{lang|la|Baro}}
|There are normal baronies and sovereign baronies, a sovereign barony being comparable to a principality; however, this is an historical exception: sovereign barons no longer have a sovereign barony, but only the title and style
|-
|[[Chieftain|Chief]]
|Chieftainess
|[[Chiefdom]], [[Chieftaincy]]
|Chiefly
|{{lang|la|Capitaneus}}
|The [[clan chief]]s of [[Scotland]], the grand chiefs in the [[Papua New Guinean honours system]], the [[List of Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee|chief of the Cherokee nation]], the chiefs of the [[Nigerian Chieftaincy|Nigerian chieftaincy system]], numerous others
|}

===Titles used by knights, dames, baronets and baronetesses===
* [[Sir]] – Used by [[knight]]s and [[baronets]]
* [[Dame (title)|Dame]] – Used by dames and [[baronetess]]es

Both the titles "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. Neither "Sir" or "Dame" confer nobility upon the titleholder.

* {{lang|fr|Chevalier}} (French)
* {{lang|it|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)
** [[Chief Justice]] or [[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|denomination]]s.

====Religious====
* [[Abbess]]
* [[Abbot]]
* [[Brother (Christian)|Brother]] – also for [[monk]]s
* [[Friar]]
* [[Mother]], [[Abbess|Mother Superior]], and Reverend Mother
* [[Reverend]]
* Sister – for [[religious sister]]s and [[nun]]s

====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 [[Priest]]ess.)
* [[Priest|Father]] (Fr.)
* [[Patriarch]]
* [[Pope]]
* [[Catholicos]]
* [[Vicar]]
* [[Chaplain]]
* [[Canon (priest)|Canon]]
* [[Pastor]]
* [[Prelate]]
* [[Primate (bishop)|Primate]]
* [[Dom (title)|Dom]] – from {{langx|la|Dominus}}, 'Lord'. Used for [[Order of St. Benedict|Benedictine]] monks in solemn [[religious vows]], but reserved for [[abbot]]s among the [[Trappists]]. In Brazil, it is used for bishops.
* [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]]
* [[Ter (title)]] – Used by Armenian priests.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

====Used for deceased persons only====
{{See also|List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles}}
* [[Servant of God]]
* [[Venerable]]
* [[Beatification|Blessed]]
* [[Saint]] (abbreviated S. or St.)

====Other====
* [[Christ]] – Greek translation of the Hebrew {{lang|hbo|{{Script/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]]
* [[wiktionary:Seventy|Seventy]]
* [[Evangelism|Evangelist]]
* [[High Priest]]
* Great (Lord) Father of all churches

===Academic titles===
{{main|Academic titles (disambiguation){{!}}Titles in academia}}

* Dr. – Short for [[Doctor (title)|doctor]], a title used by those with doctoral degrees, such as [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]], [[DPhil]], [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]], [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine|DO]], [[Dentist|DDS]], [[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 (rank)|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 [[wikt:sergeant at mace|Sergeant at Mace]] and [[Sergeant at Arms]]).

===Maritime titles===
{{main|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)|Captain]] – 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]])
* Agent
* Sergeant
* [[Police Officer|Officer]]
* [[Police chief|Chief]]

===Protected professional titles===
In several jurisdictions, the use of some professional titles is restricted to people holding a valid and recognised license to practice. Unqualified individuals who use these reserved titles may be fined or jailed. Protected titles may be limited to those professions that require a [[bachelor's degree]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health/Recommendations.aspx|title=The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Report Recommendations |website=Institute of Medicine |date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809105918/http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health/Recommendations.aspx|archive-date=2011-08-09}}</ref> or higher and a state, provincial, or national license.

Usage varies between countries. For example, in the United Kingdom "nutritionist" and "psychologist",<ref>{{cite web | title=Protected titles and regulation of practitioner psychologists |publisher=British Psychological Society| url=https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/report-guideline/bpsrep.2023.inf248c/back-matter/bpsrep.2023.inf248c.10doi=10.53841/bpsrep.2023.inf248c.10| access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Summers | first=Hannah | title=Ban on unregulated experts in family courts proposed for England and Wales |publisher=The Observer| date=22 March 2025 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/22/ban-unregulated-experts-family-courts-proposed-england-and-wales}} An article on unregulated psychologists acting as expert court witnesses.</ref> titles protected in many countries, are not protected, and anybody can so describe themselves, while "dietitian" and "chartered psychologist" (and many specialist psychologist terms) are protected. An international survey on the different protection of terms for psychologists found wide differences in regulations  across different jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite journal |display-authors=5| last=Kim | first=Hee Sun | last2=Yoon | first2=Seowon | last3=Son | first3=Gaeun | last4=Hong | first4=Euntaek | last5=Clinton | first5=Amanda | last6=Grus | first6=Catherine L. | last7=Murphy | first7=David | last8=Siegel | first8=Alex M. | last9=Karayianni | first9=Eleni | last10=Ezenwa | first10=Michael O. | last11=Zara | first11=Georgia | last12=Gutiérrez | first12=Germán | last13=Balva | first13=Daniel | last14=Chey | first14=Jeanyung | last15=Choi | first15=Kee-Hong | title=Regulations governing psychologists: An international survey| journal=Professional Psychology: Research and Practice | volume=53 | issue=6 | date=2022 | issn=1939-1323 | doi=10.1037/pro0000470 | doi-access=free | pages=541–552 | url=https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/bitstream/10026.1/20777/3/Kim%20et%20al%20%282022%29%20Regulations%20governing%20psychologists%20-%20an%20international%20survey.pdf5| url-access=subscription }}</ref>

* [[Professional Engineer]], Registered Engineer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/Engineertitle0213.pdf|title=The Use of the Title "Engineer" |date=15 Feb 2013 |publisher=IEEE-USA |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009084344/http://ieeeusa.org/policy/positions/Engineertitle0213.pdf|archive-date=2016-10-09}}</ref> Engineer (in Quebec)<ref name="Guide de pratique professionnelle">{{cite web | title=Titres professionnels | website=Guide de pratique professionnelle | url=http://gpp.oiq.qc.ca/Start.htm#t=titres_professionnels.htm | publisher=Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec | year=2011 | access-date=2023-03-23 | language=fr }}</ref>
* [[Registered Nurse|Professional Nurse]], Registered Nurse, Nurse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/State/Legislative-Agenda-Reports/State-TitleNurse/Title-Nurse-Summary-Language.html|title=Title "Nurse" Protection: Summary of Language by State |website=American Nurses Association |date=July 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226172053/http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/State/Legislative-Agenda-Reports/State-TitleNurse/Title-Nurse-Summary-Language.html |archive-date= Feb 26, 2018 }}</ref>

===Other organizations===
Some titles are used to show a person'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, often used, in particular, to signify membership of some [[religious order]]s
* Father, often used to identify a [[priest]]
* [[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
* [[Queen'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]]
* [[Grandmaster (disambiguation)|Grandmaster]]
* Doctor is often used to identify a person as a [[physician]], but is also an honorific for anyone holding a [[doctorate]] in any field.

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===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  !! French !! German !! Dutch !! Spanish !! Italian !! Swedish !! Portuguese !! Greek !! Hindi 
|-
| Male || {{lang|fr|Monsieur}} || {{lang|de|Herr}} || {{lang|nl|Meneer}} || {{lang|es|Señor}} || {{lang|it|Signor}} || {{lang|sv|Herr}} || {{lang|pt|Senhor}} || {{lang|el|Κύριος-ε}} ({{transliteration|el|[[Kyrios]]}}) || {{transliteration|hi|Śrīmān/Śrī}} 
|-
| Female || {{lang|fr|Madame}} || {{lang|de|Frau}} || {{lang|nl|Mevrouw}} || {{lang|es|Señora}} || {{lang|it|Signora}} || {{lang|sv|Fru}} || {{lang|pt|Senhora}} || {{lang|el|Κυρία}} || {{transliteration|hi|Śrīmatī}} 
|-
| Unmarried female || {{lang|fr|Mademoiselle}} || {{lang|de|Fräulein}} || {{lang|nl|Juffrouw/Mejuffrouw}} || {{lang|es|Señorita}} || {{lang|it|Signorina}} || {{lang|sv|Fröken}} || {{lang|pt|Senhorita}} || {{lang|el|Δεσποινίς}} || {{transliteration|hi|Suśrī}}
|}

It should be, noted, however, that in many of those languages the title for unmarried female is considered to be antiquated and may be considered as legally improper.

===Martial arts===
* [[Sensei]] - used for martial arts instructors
* [[Sempai|Senpai]] - 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]]
* [[Seghatoleslam]]
* [[Bodhisattva]]
* [[Bhagat]]
* [[Druid]] and [[Archdruid]]
* [[Granthi]]
* [[Guru]]
* [[Hakham]]
* [[Buddhahood|Buddha]]
* [[Hajji]]
* [[Imam]]
* [[Jathedar]]
* [[Jathedar|Jathedarni]]
* [[Kohen]]
* [[Lama]] and the related [[Dalai Lama]] and [[Panchen Lama]]
* [[Mahatma]]
* [[Mahdi]]
* [[Mullah]]
* [[Mawlana]]
* [[Mawlawi (Islamic title)|Mawlawi]]
* [[Nath]]
* [[Pastor]]
* [[Pujari]]
* [[Rabbi]]
* [[Rebbe]]
* [[Reverend]]
* [[Rosh HaYeshiva]]
* [[Rishi]]
* [[Saoshyant]]
* [[Sadhu]]
* [[Sadhvi]]
* [[Sardar]]
* [[Sardar|Sardarni]]
* [[Tirthankar]]
* [[Vardapet]]
* [[Yogi]]
* [[Yogini]]

===Honorary titles===
* [[Mahatma]]
* [[Oknha]]
* [[Pandit]]
* [[Sant (religion)|Sant]]
* [[Sheikh]]
* [[Swami]]
* [[Ustad]]

===Rulers===
{{See also|Royal and noble ranks}}
* [[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]]. ({{lang|ko|친애하는 지도자}}, {{transliteration|ko|ch'inaehanŭn jidoja}})
* [[Elder (administrative title)|Elder]]
* [[Emir]]/Emira – Arabic Prince/Princess
* [[Eze]]
* [[Maharajah]]
* [[Rajah]]
* [[Rai (title)|Rai]]
* [[Babu (title)|Babu]]
* [[Malay styles and titles|Dato]]
* [[Mwami]]
* [[Nizam]]
* [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]]
* [[Obi (ruler)|Obi]]
* [[Sultan]]/[[Sultana (title)]] – Arabic for 'powerful ruler'
* [[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
** [[Emperor of China|Huángdì]] – Imperial China (Emperor)
*** [[List of Korean monarchs|Hwangje]] – Self-styled Korean "emperor"; states that unified Korea
*** [[List of Vietnamese monarchs|Hoang De]] – Self-styled Vietnamese "emperor"; unified Vietnam
** [[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'' and using King or Military title.
** [[Patil (title)|Patil]] – meaning 'head' or 'chief'; 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 of [[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- [[Persia]]n/[[Iran]]ian, '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
** [[Seyed]] – [[Islamic World]], descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
** [[Emperor of Japan|Tennō or Mikado]] – Japan
*** {{transliteration|ja|[[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 {{transliteration|zh|wang}}, {{lang|zh|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) – [[Lithuania]]n, [[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|hou{{okina}}eiki]], [[fa'amatai|matai]], [[ali'i|ali{{okina}}i]], [[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 the title was [[Queen Lili'uokalani]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
** ''Tu{{okina}}i'' or ''tui'' – there were/are also kings in Oceania (i.e. [[Samoa]], [[Tonga]], [[Wallis and Futuna]], [[Nauru]])

=== Aristocratic ===
{{See also|Royal and noble ranks}}

====Historical====
* Russian:
** [[Boyar]]in
** [[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==
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* [[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 (ecclesiastical)|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]]
* [[List of English words of Niger-Congo origin|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]]
* {{transliteration|ja|[[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]]/housemaid. 
* [[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 their membership.

* Member of [[Congress]]: MC
* [[Member of Parliament]]: MP
* [[Member of the European Parliament]]: MEP
* [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]]: MSP
* [[Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament]]: MSYP
* [[Member of Youth Parliament|Member of the Youth Parliament]]: MYP
* [[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
** MSN – Master of Science in Nursing
** 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==
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* [[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]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* ''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]]

==External links==
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*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Titles of Honour|volume=26|pages=1027–1030|first=Walter Alison|last=Phillips|author-link=Walter Alison Phillips}}

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