Style (manner of address)

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• The Honorable (abbreviation Hon., oral address Your Honor) — Judges and Justices in the United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  
• His/Her Honour Judge X, (abbreviation HHJ X, oral address Your Honour); Circuit judges in England and Wales.
• Lord/Lady X (abbreviation X LJ, referential His Lordship/Her Ladyship; oral address My Lord/Lady or Your Lordship/Your Ladyship); Judges of the High Court of Justice
  High Court of Justice
  
  The High Court of Justice is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, part of the Courts of England and Wales ....
  , Court of Appeal of England and Wales
  Court of Appeal of England and Wales
  
  The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the Courts of England and Wales, with only the Judicial functions of the House of Lords above it....
  , High Court of Justiciary
  High Court of Justiciary
  
  The High Court of Justiciary is the Supreme Courts of Scotland criminal justice of Scotland.The High Court is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
  , Court of Session
  Court of Session
  
  The Court of Session is the Supreme courts of Scotland civil court of Scotland. It is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal and sits exclusively in Parliament House, Edinburgh in Edinburgh....
  , House of Lords
  House of Lords
  
  The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
   and the Old Bailey
  Old Bailey
  
  The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court building in central London, one of a number housing the Crown Court....
   in the United Kingdom.
• Oral address Your Worship - Justices of the Peace (Magistrates) in the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  

• His Most Reverend Excellency (abbreviation Most Rev. Ex., oral address Your Excellency) - The Apostolic Nuncio
  Nuncio
  
  Nuncio is an Ecclesiology diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word, Nuntius, meaning "envoy." This article addresses this title as well as derived similar titles, all within the structure of the Roman Catholic Church....
  , because his rank is equal to an extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador and he is simultaneously a higher prelate.
• His/Her Excellency (abbreviation HE, oral address Your Excellency) — most Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Permanent Representatives to International Organizations; sometimes also the Presidents of the Republics, Governors of provinces and the Prime Minister.
• The Honorable (oral address Mr./Madam Ambassador) — U.S. Ambassadors

• His Holiness
  His Holiness
  
  His Holiness is the official style or manner of address in reference to the leaders of certain religious groups. In Christianity, specifically the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church , the style is used when respectively referring to the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and to the Pope....
   (abbreviation HH), Holy Father
  Holy Father
  
  Holy Father may refer to:*The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church*The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria...
   or Our Most Holy Lord ("Sanctissimus Dominus Noster"), oral address Your Holiness, Holy Father or Our Most Holy Lord — the Coptic Orthodox Pope and the Roman Catholic Pope.
• His Highness the Aga Khan
  Aga Khan
  
  Aga Khan is the hereditary title of the Imam of the Nizari Muslims, the largest branch of the Ismaili followers of the Shia Islam faith. The Ismaili branch of Shia Islam affirms the Imamah of the descendents of Ismail ibn Jafar, eldest son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, while the mainstream Twelver Shi`ism branch of Shi`ism follows Ismail's you...
   (abbreviation HH the Aga Khan.), oral address Your Highness and then Sir — The Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
• His All Holiness (abbreviation HAH), oral address Your All Holiness — the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
• His Holiness (abbreviation HH), oral address Your Holiness — the Dalai Lama
  Dalai Lama
  
  The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and was the political leader of Lhasa-based Tibetan government between the 17th century and 1959....
   and holders of certain other Tibetan Buddhist lineages, and the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
  List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow
  
  HistoryThe history of the Russian Orthodox Church begins with the Baptism of Rus' at Kiev the date of which is commonly given as 988; however, the evidence surrounding this event is contested ....
  .
• His Beatitude, oral address Your Beatitude — Eastern Orthodox
  Eastern Orthodox Church
  
  The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world with an estimated 225 million members worldwide. It is considered by its adherents to be the Four Marks of the Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles nearly 2000 years ago....
  , Oriental Orthodox
  Oriental Orthodoxy
  
  Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christianity Churches that recognize only three ecumenical councils ? the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus....
    and Roman Catholic patriarch
  Patriarch
  
  Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised Autocracy authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy....
  s and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
  UGCC
  
  UGCC may refer to:* Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church* United Gold Coast Convention...
   Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych.
• His Eminence (abbreviation "HE", oral address Your Eminence) — Eastern Orthodox metropolitans
  Metropolitan bishop
  
  In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis ; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital....
   and archbishops who are not the First Hierarch of an autocephalous church; Roman Catholic cardinals
  Cardinal (Catholicism)
  
  A cardinal is a senior Ecclesiology official, usually a Bishop , of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope....
   and certain high lama
  Lama
  
  Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru . The title can be used as an honorific title conferred on a monk, nun or advanced tantric practitioner to designate a level of spiritual attainment and authority to teach, or may be part of a title such as Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama a...
  s in Tibetan Buddhism.
• His Excellency or The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev.), oral address Your Excellency — Roman Catholic Archbishop
  Archbishop
  
  In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
  s and Bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  s.
• His Grace or The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev.), oral address Your Grace) — Roman Catholic archbishop
  Archbishop
  
  In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
  s in Commonwealth
  Commonwealth of Nations
  
  The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
   countries; and Roman Catholic bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  s in Ireland
  Ireland
  
  Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
  
• His Grace or The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt. Rev.), oral address Your Grace) — Eastern Orthodox bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  s.
• His Lordship or The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev.), oral address My Lord — Roman Catholic bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  s in Commonwealth countries.
• The Most Reverend and Right Honourable (abbreviation The Most Rev. and Rt Hon.), oral address Your Grace — Church of England
  Church of England
  
  The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
   (Anglican) archbishop
  Archbishop
  
  In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
  s who are Privy Councillors
  Privy council
  
  A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation on how to exercise their Executive , typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchy....
  , usually the Archbishop
  Archbishop
  
  In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
  s of Canterbury
  Archbishop of Canterbury
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Episcopal see that churches must be in communion with in order to be a part of the Anglican Communion....
   and York
  Archbishop of York
  
  File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
  
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev.), oral address Your Grace) — Anglican
  Anglican Communion
  
  The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches. There is no single "Anglican Church" with universal juridical authority as each national or regional church has full autonomy....
   archbishop
  Archbishop
  
  In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
  s, primates
  Primate (religion)
  
  Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christianity churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
  , metropolitans
  Metropolitan bishop
  
  In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis ; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital....
   and presiding bishops
  Presiding Bishop
  
  The Presiding Bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some Religious denomination of Christianity....
  . Also moderators
  Moderators and clerks in the Church of Scotland
  
  The Church of Scotland maintains a Presbyterianism polity and is thus governed by a hierarchy of committees known as church courts . Each of these courts has a moderator and a clerk....
  .
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev.), oral address Father — the Leader of "The People of the Aten
  Aten
  
  Aten was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology, and originally an aspect of Ra. He became the deity of the monotheism ? in fact, monism ? religion Atenism of Amenhotep IV, who took the name Akhenaten....
  ".
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev.), oral address My Lord) — Church of Ireland
  Church of Ireland
  
  The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. Like other Anglican churches, it considers itself to be both Catholicism and Protestant Reformation....
   (Anglican) Bishop of Meath and Kildare (due to being, historically, the most senior bishop in Ireland)
• The Most Reverend (abbreviation The Most Rev.), oral address Presiding Bishop — the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana
  Methodist Church Ghana
  
  The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of Rev....
  
• The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Monsignor (abbreviation The Rt Rev. and Rt Hon. Mgr), oral address Monsignor, or according to personal preference) — Prelate of Honour who is also a Privy Counsellor
  Privy council
  
  A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation on how to exercise their Executive , typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchy....
   (The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Monsignor Graham Leonard
  Graham Leonard
  
  Graham Douglas Leonard Royal Victorian Order is a British cleric. He was formerly a bishop of the Church of England but became a Roman Catholic after his retirement....
   KCVO).
• The Right Reverend and Right Honourable (abbreviation The Rt Rev. and Rt Hon.), oral address My Lord or Bishop — Church of England
  Church of England
  
  The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
   (Anglican]] bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  s who are members of the Privy Council
  Privy council
  
  A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation on how to exercise their Executive , typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchy....
  , usually the Bishop of London
  Bishop of London
  
  The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km? of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey....
  .
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev.), oral address My Lord or Bishop — other Church of England
  Church of England
  
  The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
   bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  s
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev.) — Moderator
  Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  
  The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power....
   of the United Church of Canada
  United Church of Canada
  
  The United Church of Canada, one of the largest Christian churches in Canada, is an evangelical Protestant denomination with strong Methodist and Presbyterian roots....
  
• The Right Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rt. Rev. Fr.), oral address Father — Eastern Orthodox archimandrite
  Archimandrite
  
  The title Archimandrite , primarily used in the Eastern Orthodox and the Eastern Catholic churches, originally referred to a superior abbot whom a bishop appointed to supervise several 'ordinary' abbots and monasteries, or to the abbot of some especially great and important monastery....
  s.
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt. Rev.), oral address Father or Father Abbot — Roman Catholic abbot
  Abbot
  
  The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery....
  s.
• The Right Reverend (abbreviation The Rt Rev., oral address Bishop) — diocesan bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
   of the Methodist Church Ghana
  Methodist Church Ghana
  
  The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of Rev....
  
• Bishop (oral address Bishop) an area bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
   in The United Methodist Church
  United Methodist Church
  
  The United Methodist Church is a Christian Church that understands itself to be a part of the one Holy catholic Church of Jesus Christ and the Communion of Saints....
  . The Right Reverend has never been pervasive in The United Methodist Church.
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Father) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   vicars general, judicial vicars, judge
  Judge
  
  A judge, or arbiter of justice, is a lead official who presides over a court of law,which is operated by the local, state, and/or federal government....
  s, rectors of seminaries, vicars forane, episcopal vicars, general superiors of religious orders of priests, provincial superiors, priors of monasteries or friaries
• The Very Reverend Father (abbreviation The Very Rev. Fr., oral address Father) — Eastern Orthodox archpriest
  Archpriest
  
  An archpriest is a priest who has supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of Dean or vicar forane....
  s
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Mr Dean or Mr Provost, as appropriate, or Very Reverend Sir) — Anglican Deans
  Dean (religion)
  
  A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church....
   and Provosts
  Provost (religion)
  
  A provost is a senior official in a number of Christianity churches....
   of Cathedral
  Cathedral
  
  A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is a Religion building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Orthodox Christian and some Lutheranism churches, which serves as a bishop's seat, and thus as the central church of a dioc...
  s, the Deans
  Dean (religion)
  
  A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church....
   of Westminster Abbey
  Westminster Abbey
  
  The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....
   and St George's Chapel, Windsor
  St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
  
  St George's Chapel is the place of worship at Windsor Castle in England. It is both a royal peculiar and the chapel of the Order of the Garter. The chapel is governed by the Dean and Canons of Windsor....
  , and, for historical reasons, a few parish priests
  Incumbent (ecclesiastical)
  
  The incumbent of a benefice, usually the parish priest, in Anglican canon law holds the temporalities or assets and income. The incumbent has legal possession of the Church and glebe for the term of his office, but shares with the churchwardens the responsibility for them....
  , such as the Dean of Bocking
  Braintree, Essex
  
  Braintree is a town of about 42,000 people and the principal settlement of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. It is ten miles north-east of Chelmsford, England and fifteen miles west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120 road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line....
  . Sometimes an Anglican Cathedral
  Cathedral
  
  A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is a Religion building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Orthodox Christian and some Lutheranism churches, which serves as a bishop's seat, and thus as the central church of a dioc...
   Dean
  Dean (religion)
  
  A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church....
   has previously been a bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  , in which case he is styled as a bishop
  Bishop
  
  A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
  , except that on formal occasions he may be addressed, Mr Dean.
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Very Reverend Sir or Mr Dean) — Deans
  Dean (religion)
  
  A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church....
   of some Anglican Seminaries, especially those in the USA
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev. , oral address Osofo Panin) — Superintendent Minister in the Methodist Church Ghana
  Methodist Church Ghana
  
  The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of Rev....
  
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev., oral address Reverend) — former Moderators
  Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  
  The Moderator of the United Church of Canada is the presiding leader of the United Church of Canada, Canada's largest Protestant denomination. The church is highly decentralized and non-dogmatic and the moderator has only limited power....
   of the United Church of Canada
  United Church of Canada
  
  The United Church of Canada, one of the largest Christian churches in Canada, is an evangelical Protestant denomination with strong Methodist and Presbyterian roots....
  
• The Reverend Monsignor (abbreviation The Rev. Msgr., oral address Monsignor) — Catholic Church protonotaries apostolic, honorary prelates, chaplains of his holiness
• The Venerable (oral address Venerable Sir or Mr. Archdeacon) — Anglican Archdeacons
• Venerable (abbreviation "Ven.", oral address "Venerable" or "Venerable ") — fully ordained Buddhist monks and nuns
• The Reverend and Right Honourable (abbreviation The Revd and Rt Hon.) — Protestant ordained ministers who are members of the Privy Council
  Privy council
  
  A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation on how to exercise their Executive , typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchy....
   (Dr Ian Paisley
  Ian Paisley
  
  Ian Richard Kyle Paisley , styled The Rt Hon. The Revd Ian Paisley and also known as Dr Ian Paisley, is a veteran politician and church minister in Northern Ireland....
  )
• The Reverend the Honourable (abbreviation The Rev. the Hon., oral address according to ecclesiastical or other status) — ordained son of an earl, viscount, or baron, or ordained daughter of a viscount or baron (unless also a privy counsellor or peer)
• The Very Reverend (abbreviation "The Very Rev.", oral address: "Overseer") In the Anglican-Apostolic Communion (Pentecostal)tradition, the Overseer is the lowest level of Prelate (only Non-Consecrated Bishop Prelate), with oversight to a specific work or department, directly responsible to the Primate/Presiding Bishop or a Bishop (Ordinary/Diocesan).
• The Reverend (abbreviation The Rev., or, occasionally, The Revd) — Protestant ordained ministers (common variants include Pastor, Parson, Vicar, or simply Reverend" (Rev.), as used in American English; see: The Reverend
  The Reverend
  
  Reverend or the Reverend is a Style used as a prefix to the names of many Christian clergy and Minister of religions. "The Reverend" is formally called a style but commonly and in dictionaries called a title, form of address, or title of respect....
  ) ); some Jewish cantors also use this style
• The Reverend Canon (abbreviation The Rev. Canon, oral address Canon) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   and Anglican Canons
• The Reverend Doctor (abbreviation The Rev. Dr., oral address Father or Doctor) — priest
  Priest
  
  A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
  s with a Doctorate
  Doctorate
  
  A doctorate is an academic degree that in most countries represents the highest level of formal study or research in a given field. In some countries it also refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to practice in a specific profession ....
  
• The Reverend Father (abbreviation The Rev. Fr., oral address Father) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   (and many Anglican) priest
  Priest
  
  A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
  s
• The Reverend Mother (abbreviation The Rev. Mo., oral address Mother) — Abbess
  Abbess
  
  An abbess is the female religious superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey of nuns.In Roman Catholic and Anglican abbeys, the mode of election, position, rights, and authority of an abbess correspond generally with those of an abbot....
  es (also, some female Anglican priest
  Priest
  
  A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
  s)
• The Reverend Mister (abbreviation The Rev. Mr., oral address Deacon) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   transitional deacons, i.e. those preparing for priesthood. Transitional Deacons belonging to religious orders (monastic and non-monastic) are titled Reverend Brother, (similar situations and modifications apply to Anglican deacons as in The Rev. Fr., above)
• Mother (oral address Mother) — heads of some female Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   religious convents and other communities who are not abbesses
• Mister (abbreviation Mr., oral address often Deacon) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   permanent deacons
• Mister (abbreviation Mr., oral address Mister) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   Sulpician priests
• Mister (abbreviation Mr., oral address often Mister) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   seminarians and scholastics (members preparing for priesthood) of some religious orders (notably, Jesuits)
• Brother (abbreviation Br., oral address Brother) — Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   members of religious orders under vows (both monastic and non-monastic) who are not priests
• Sister (oral address Sister) - Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   members of religious orders under vows (both monastic and non-monastic) who are not abbesses
• Grand Rabbi (oral address Rabbi;) - Hasidic
  Hasidic Judaism
  
  Hasidic Judaism is a type of Orthodox Judaism or Haredi Judaism Orthodox Judaism religious movement. Some refer to Hasidic Judaism as Hasidism, and the adjective chasidic / hasidic applies....
   Jewish rabbis, who are scions of a Hasidic Dynasty
• Rabbi (oral address Rabbi; if holder of the appropriate degree, Doctor both in oral and written communication) - Jewish rabbis
• Cantor (oral address Cantor; some cantors use The Reverend as style, as above) - Jewish cantors
  Hazzan
  
  A hazzan or chazzan is a Jewish cantor, a musician trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the synagogue in songful prayer.There are many rules relating to how a cantor should lead services, but the idea of a cantor as a paid professional does not exist in classical rabbinic sources....
  
• Reverend (oral address Mister or Brother), Southern Baptist pastors

Monarchies

• His/Her Imperial Majesty
  Imperial Majesty (style)
  
  Imperial Majesty is a style used by Emperors and Empresses. The style is used to distinguish the status of an emperor/empress from that of a king/queen, who are simply styled Majesty ....
  , (abbreviation HIM, oral address Your Imperial Majesty) — Emperors and Empresses. For example, formerly HIM The Shah of Iran.
• His/Her Imperial and Royal Majesty
  Imperial and Royal Majesty
  
  His/Her Imperial and Royal Majesty was the style used by King-Emperors and their consorts as heads of imperial dynasties that were simultaneously royal....
   (abbreviation HI&RM, oral address Your Imperial and Royal Majesty) — Emperors and Empresses who were simultaneously Kings and Queens, such as the German Emperor and Emperor of Austria.
• His/Her Apostolic Majesty
  Apostolic Majesty
  
  His Apostolic Majesty was a Style used by the Kings of Hungary, in the sense of being latter-day apostles of Christianity....
   (abbreviation HAM, oral address Your Apostolic Majesty) — the King of Hungary
  King of Hungary
  
  The King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.From year 1097 onwards, Croatia was governed by a ban, because of the personal union of the two states....
  , usually styled Imperial Majesty or Imperial and Royal Majesty as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, also sometimes Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty.
• His/Her Catholic Majesty (abbreviation HCM, oral address Your Catholic Majesty) — the King of Spain (not usual).
• His/Her Most Faithful Majesty
  Faithful Majesty
  
  The sobriquet Most faithful king was a title awarded by the Pope as spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church to a monarch. In practice, apparently only one monarchy, Portugal, has ever received it....
   (abbreviation HFM, oral address Your Most Faithful Majesty) — the King of Portugal.
• His/Her Majesty
  Majesty
  
  Majesty is an English language word derived ultimately from the Latin Maiestas, meaning Greatness....
   (abbreviation HM, oral address Your Majesty) — Kings, Queens and Sultans. For example, the British and Commonwealth Head of State, HM Queen Elizabeth II.
• His/Her Imperial Highness
  Imperial Highness
  
  His/Her Imperial Highness is a style used by members of an imperial family to denote imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King ....
   (abbreviation HIH, oral address Your Imperial Highness) — other members of an Imperial House.
• His/Her Imperial and Royal Highness
  Imperial and Royal Highness
  
  Imperial and Royal Highness is a style possessed by someone who either through birth or marriage holds two individual styles, Imperial Highness and Royal Highness....
   (abbreviation HI&RH, oral address Your Imperial and Royal Highness) — Archduke
  Archduke
  
  The title of Archduke denotes a rank above Duke and under King. It was rare and has uses too diverse to be given a fixed relative position within the former Holy Roman Empire to which it was restricted....
  s of the Habsburg
  Habsburg
  
  The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....
   family, the German Crown Prince, German Crown Princess and members of the Brazilian Imperial Family; also women with one style by birth and the other by marriage.
• His/Her Royal Highness
  Royal Highness
  
  Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses . It appears in front of the names of some members of some Royal family other than the monarch or Queen regnant....
   (abbreviation HRH, oral address Your Royal Highness) — other members of a Royal House not including the Head of the House normally the Monarch themselves, reigning Grand Duke, members of some grand Ducal Houses, some Princes consort
  Prince consort
  
  A prince consort, generally speaking, is a common term for the husband of a queen regnant, unless he himself also is a Monarchy in his own right....
  . For example, sons and daughters of a British Sovereign i.e. HRH The Prince of Wales
  Charles, Prince of Wales
  
  The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the eldest child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, making him heir apparent, equally and separately, to the thrones of Commonwealth realm....
  , HRH The Princess Royal
  Anne, Princess Royal
  
  The Princess Anne, Princess Royal is the only daughter of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the History of the British line of succession#George VI to the thrones of Commonwealth realm; however, after additions to the Royal Family, and an evolution of the Commo...
  , HRH The Duke of York
  Prince Andrew, Duke of York
  
  The Prince Andrew, Duke of York is the second son and third child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of his birth, he was second in the History of the British line of succession#George VI to the thrones of Commonwealth realm; however, after additions to the Royal Family, and an evolution o...
   and HRH The Earl of Wessex
  Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
  
  The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
  . And the current Prince Consort in all but name, HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  
  The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....
  ; consort to HM The Queen
  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  
  Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
  .
• His/Her Grand Ducal Highness
  Grand Ducal Highness
  
  His/Her Grand Ducal Highness is a style of address used before the princely titles of the non-reigning members of some German ruling families headed by a Grand_Duke....
   (abbreviation HGDH, oral address Your Grand Ducal Highness) — junior members of some grand Ducal Houses.
• His/Her Highness
  Highness
  
  Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun is an attribute referring to the Nobility of the dynasty in an Style . It is literally the quality of being lofty or high, a term and style used, as are so many abstractions, as a style of dignity and honour, to signify exalted rank or station....
   (abbreviation HH, oral address, Your Highness) — reigning Dukes and members of reigning Ducal Houses, members of some grand Ducal Houses, junior members of some Royal Houses, Emirs and Sheikhs, also Princes/Princesses of nobility in several European countries, not belonging to a Royal House. For example, HH The Emir of Kuwait.
• His/Her Ducal Serene Highness
  Ducal Serene Highness
  
  Ducal Serene Highness is a style used by members of certain ducal families, such as those of Duke of Nassau, Duke of Braganza and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ....
   (abbreviation HDSH, oral address, Your Ducal Serene Highness — members of some Ducal houses. For example, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  
  The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was formerly the Royal House of several European monarchies, and branches currently reign in Belgium through the descendants of L?opold I of Belgium, and in the United Kingdom and its associated Commonwealth realms through the descendants of Prince Albert....
  .
• His/Her Serene Highness
  Serene Highness
  
  Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Monaco and Liechtenstein. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling families until 1917, and it was also the form of address used for cadet members of the dynasties of France, Italy, Russia and Ernestine duchies under their monarchy....
   (abbreviation HSH, oral address Your Serene Highness) — sovereign or mediatized Fürst
  Fürst
  
  is a German nobility, usually translated into English language as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, which is referred to as Prinz....
   ("Prince") and his family - this is a mistranslation from German Durchlaucht, the correct form should be His/Her Serenity. For example, Grace Kelly on her marriage to the Sovereign Prince of Monaco became HSH The Princess Grace of Monaco
  Grace Kelly
  
  Grace Patricia Kelly was an Academy Award-winning United States film and Stage actor and fashion icon. Upon marrying Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1956, she became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, but was generally known as Princess Grace of Monaco....
   or The Princess of Monaco
• His/Her Illustrious Highness
  Illustrious Highness
  
  Illustrious Highness is the English-language form for a style used by various members of the European aristocracy. It is used to translate the German word Erlaucht, a style used by the cadet members of some mediatized princely families, as well as the members of some mediatized counts families....
    (abbreviation HIllH, oral address Your Illustrious Highness) — sovereign or mediatized Count
  Count
  
  A count is a nobleman in European countries; The word count comes from French language comte, itself from Latin comes?in its Accusative case comitem?meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor"....
   and his family - this is a mistranslation too, from German Erlaucht; it should be correctly His/Her Illustriousness.
• His/Her Highborn - counts, barons in several European countries, and also marquesses and viscounts in the Netherlands
• His/Her Grace - peers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  
  The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
  . And Dukes/Duchesses of the United Kingdom.
• His/Her High Well-born - knights and untitled noble persons in several European countries, and also barons in the Netherlands
• His/Her Excellency
  Excellency
  
  Excellency is a honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state....
   (abbreviation HE, oral address Your Excellency) — Governors-General
  Governor-General
  
  The term governor general or governor-general refers to a Viceroy representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription....
   and British Colonial Governors.

Republics

• His/Her Excellency
  Excellency
  
  Excellency is a honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state....
   (abbreviation HE, oral address Your Excellency) —President
  President
  
  President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
  s of Republics

• The President of the United States
  President of the United States
  
  The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
   is officially referred to in the less formal manner of 'Mr President' or merely 'The President of the United States' as well as rarely 'The Honorable'. Nonetheless, in an international context the President of the USA is often addressed as His Excellency, as in official documentation, Presidents Abraham Lincoln
  Abraham Lincoln
  
  Abraham Lincoln was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery....
   and George Washington
  George Washington
  
  George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States of the United States of Americas ....
   were referred to as 'Your Excellency/His Excellency' but this practice is all but tradition nowadays and usually referred to diplomats singularly as the President of the United States is both Head of Government and Head of State.

• The custom in France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  , Ireland
  Ireland
  
  Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
   and the Czech Republic
  Czech Republic
  
  The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
   is to call office holders acting within their official capacity "Mr" (Monsieur) or "Ms
  Ms.
  
  Ms or Ms. is an English honorific used with the last name or full name of a woman. As with Mrs. and Miss, Ms. is a contraction of the honorific "Mistress ", which is the feminine of "Mr." or "Master "....
  " (Madame) followed by the name of their offices. Thus, the President of the said Republics are called "M le President" or "M le President de la République" if a male, "Madame.." if a female; this may occasionally lead to situations when there are presidents of various bodies. Styles such as "excellency" or similar are not used, except for talking about foreign dignitaries. In some countries, "Citizen" may be used instead of Mister or Miss.

• In Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  , members of the parliament
  Parliament of Italy
  
  The Parliament of Italy is the national parliament of Italy. It is a bicameral legislature with 945 elected members . The Italian Chamber of Deputies, with 630 members is the lower house....
   are usually styled honourable. The style was originally introduced in the Kingdom of Italy
  Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
  
  The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the Italian unification under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia; it existed until 1946 when the Italians opted for a republican constitution....
   because being a member of the parliament was a honorary post, i.e. with no indemnity
  Indemnity
  
  An indemnity is a sum paid by A to B by way of Damages for a particular loss suffered by B. The indemnifying party may or may not be responsible for the loss suffered by the indemnified party ....
  . This style is still commonly used today, even though they are now paid.

Academic

• His/Her Magnificence - rector (president) of a university
• His/Her Notability (Seine Spektabilität; Professors have the privilege to use the Latin Spectabilis) - dean of a faculty
• Most Learned Sir (Hochgelehrter Herr Professor) - a professor
• Very Learned Sir (Sehr gelehrter Herr Doktor) - a doctor
• Well Learned Sir (Wohlgelehrter Herr Magister) - a master
• Learned Sir (Gelehrter Herr) - a bachelor or candidate (student after the first pre-examen)

• His/Her great honour (De edelgrootachtbare heer/vrouwe) - rector magnificus (president) of a university
• The highly learned Sir/Madam (De hooggeleerde heer/vrouwe) - professor or dean of a faculty
• The (noble) very learned Sir/Madam (De weledelzeergeleerde heer/vrouwe) - a doctor
• The (noble) learned Sir/Madam (De weledelgeleerde heer/vrouwe) - a doctorandus
  Doctorandus
  
  Doctorandus is a Netherlands academic title according to the pre-Bachelor's degree-Master's degree system. The title is acquired by passing the doctoraalexamen, traditionally a matriculation exam for admission to study at doctoral level....
  , a Master of Science
• The (noble) strictly Sir/Madam (De weledelgestrenge heer/vrouwe) - a (meester) master in laws or a university engineer

• Magnificent Rector (magnifico rettore)- rector (president,chancellor) of a university
• Very bright professor (chiarissimo professor)- a professor

Medicine

• Doctor - doctors, general practitioners
• Mister/Ms. - surgeons (UK) after completion of MRCS
  Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
  
  MRCS is a professional qualification for surgeons in the United Kingdom and IrelandIt means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In the United Kingdom, doctors who gain this qualification traditionally no longer use the title 'Dr' but start to use the title 'Mr', 'Mrs', 'Miss' or 'Ms'....
  

Commonwealth countries

Legislative bodies

• The Right Honourable Member for... — British and some Commonwealth countries' MPs who are Privy Counsellors, some Commonwealth Realm
  Commonwealth Realm
  
  A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 Sovereignty states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as their monarch....
   prime ministers
• The Honourable Member for... —
• In the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  : Members of Parliament
  Member of Parliament
  
  A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
   who are not Privy Counsellors when being referred to in the chamber of the House of Commons
  British House of Commons
  
  The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the British monarchy and the House of Lords ....
  . Outside the House of Commons Members
  Member of Parliament
  
  A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
   who are not entitled to another style or title are styled as, for example, John Smith, Esq., MP. or Mr John Smith, MP.
• In Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  : Members of the Federal Executive Council
  Federal Executive Council
  
  The Federal Executive Council is the formal body holding executive authority under the Constitution of Australia. It is equivalent to the other Executive Councils in other Commonwealth realm such as the Executive Council of New Zealand and is equivalent to the Privy councils in Canada and the United Kingdom....
  
• In Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  : Members of the Parliament of Canada
  Parliament of Canada
  
  The Parliament of Canada is Canada's legislature, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The Governor General of Canada appoints the 105 members of the upper house, the Canadian Senate, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada....
   who are not ministers or secretaries.
• Senator... — in some Commonwealth countries' whose upper House is called the Senate.

Local government

• The Right Honourable — Lord Mayors of London
  City of London
  
  The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew....
  , Cardiff
  Cardiff
  
  Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
  , Belfast
  Belfast
  
  Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
  , York
  York
  
  York is a walled city, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire and River Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city status in the United Kingdom is noted for its rich heritage and it has played an important role throughout much of its almost 2,000 year existence....
   and Bristol
  Bristol
  
  Bristol is a City status in the United Kingdom, unitary authority area and Ceremonial counties of England in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff....
   (England and Wales
  England and Wales
  
  England and Wales is a legal unit within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom....
   and Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland
  
  conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
   in the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  ); Lord Provost
  Lord Provost
  
  A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland. Four cities, City of Aberdeen, City of Dundee, City of Edinburgh and City of Glasgow, have the right to appoint a Lord Provost instead of a provost ....
  s of Edinburgh
  Edinburgh
  
  Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
   and Glasgow
  Glasgow
  
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
   (Scotland
  Scotland
  
  conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
   in the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  ); and (rarely used nowadays) Lord Mayors of all state and territorial capital cities of Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  
• The Right Worshipful — all other Lord Mayors and Mayors of cities
  City status in the United Kingdom
  
  City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarchy to a select group of communities. The holding of city status gives a settlement no special rights other than that of calling itself a "city"....
   and the original Cinque Ports
  Cinque Ports
  
  The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex, at the eastern end of the English Channel where the crossing to the continent is narrowest....
   (United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  ), and (rarely used nowadays) Lord Mayors of certain large cities of Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  
• The Worshipful — all other Mayors or other municipal governors
• His/Her Worship (oral address Your Worship) — municipal leaders in Commonwealth Realm
  Commonwealth Realm
  
  A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 Sovereignty states within the Commonwealth of Nations that each have Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as their monarch....
  s.

Australia

• His/Her Majesty - The King or Queen
  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  
  Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
  
• His/Her Excellency - Governor-General
  Governor-General of Australia
  
  The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the Monarchy of Australia . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth....
   and their spouse and all state Governors (but not their wives/husbands)
• The Honourable - Justices of the High Court of Australia
  High Court of Australia
  
  The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States and territories of Australia, and interprets the Const...
  , the Federal Court of Australia
  Federal Court of Australia
  
  The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which deals with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters....
  , the Family Court of Australia
  Family Court of Australia
  
  The Family Court of Australia is a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with Australian family law matters. Its core function is to determine cases with the most complex law, facts and parties, to cover specialised areas in family law, and to provide national coverage as the appellate court in family law matters....
   and state Supreme Courts
• The Honourable - all current and former members of the Federal Executive Council and all current members of State Executive Council
  Executive Council
  
  Executive Council may refer to:In politics:** Executive Council of New South Wales, the body which exercises the supreme executive authority in New South Wales...
  s and certain former members of State Executive Councils and long-serving members of State Legislative Councils (upper houses of State parliaments) that have been given the right to keep the title by permission of the Governor of that state.

Canada

• His/Her Majesty — King/Queen of Canada
• His/Her Excellency — Governor General
  Governor General of Canada
  
  The Governor General of Canada is the viceroy representative in Canada of the Monarchy of Canada, who is the head of state. Canada is one of sixteen Commonwealth realms, all of which share the same person as their respective sovereign....
   and Vice-regal consort
  Viceregal consort of Canada
  
  The Viceregal consort is the spouse of the Governor General of Canada. He or she is styled Excellency or Her Excellency while his or her spouse is in office....
   in office
• The Right Honourable
  The Right Honourable
  
  The Right Honourable is an honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain people in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Anglophone Caribbean and other Commonwealth Realms, and occasionally elsewhere....
   — former and current Governors General, Prime Ministers
  Prime Minister of Canada
  
  The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet of Canada, and thus head of government of Canada. The office is not outlined in any of the documents that constitute the written portion of the constitution of Canada; executive authority is formally vested in the Monarchy of Canada and exercised on hi...
  , Chief Justices of Canada
  Chief Justice of Canada
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada and eight Puisne Justices, all appointed by the Queen-in-Council . All nine are chosen from among superior court judges, or from among barristers who have at least ten years' standing at the Bar of a province or territory....
   & certain eminent Canadians for life
• His/Her Honour — Lieutenant-Governors
  Lieutenant-Governor (Canada)
  
  In Canada, the Lieutenant-Governor , is the Monarchy of Canada's representative in a Provinces and territories of Canada, much as the Governor General of Canada is the sovereign's representative in the federal jurisdiction....
   and Viceregal consorts in office
• The Honourable
• For life — Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  
  The Queen's Privy Council for Canada , sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council, is the council of advisers to the Monarchy of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada of Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada....
  , Senators
  Canadian Senate
  
  The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Canadian House of Commons. The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the Governor General of Canada on the Advice of the Prime Minister of Canada....
   & Lieutenant-Governors
• In office only — Speaker of the Senate
  Speaker of the Canadian Senate
  
  The Speaker of the Senate of Canada is the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada. He or she represents the Senate at official functions, rules on questions of parliamentary procedure and parliamentary privilege, and oversees debates and voting in the red chamber....
  , Speaker of the House of Commons
  Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
  
  In Canada the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons is the Presiding Officer of the lower house and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs....
  , Ministers of the Crown
  Minister of the Crown
  
  Minister of the Crown is the formal constitutional term used in the Commonwealth realms to describe a Minister to the reigning sovereign. The term indicates that the minister serves in theory At Her Majesty's Pleasure, and advises the monarch, or viceroy, on how to exercise the Crown prerogatives relative to the minister's department or...
   (however Canadian Ministers invariably enter the Privy Council upon their initial appointment, thus assuming the honourific for life), Members of Parliament
  Canadian House of Commons
  
  The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Canadian monarchy and the Senate of Canada. The House of Commons is a democracy elected body, consisting of 40th Canadian Parliament known as Members of Parliament ....
  , Judges of provincial courts, Premiers of Provinces and Territories
  Premier (Canada)
  
  In Canada, a premier is the head of government of a Provinces and territories of Canada. There are currently ten provincial premiers and three territorial premiers in Canada....
  , Territorial commissioners & Provincial and Territorial cabinet ministers
• Note: Members of Parliament are often referred to as "the honourable member for (their riding)" and do not use the style "honourable" with their name in chambers.
• The Honourable Mr/Madam Justice — Chief Justices of province & Justices of superior courts
• His/Her Worship (oral address Your Worship) — Justices of the Peace, magistrates and Municipal leaders in office

New Zealand

• Partial source:
• His/Her Majesty — King/ Queen of New Zealand
  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  
  Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
  
• His/Her Excellency — the current Governor-General (and the wife of a male Governor-General).
• The Right Honourable — members of the Privy Council.
• The Honourable — Ministers of the Crown, the parliamentary Speaker, judges of High Court–level or higher and former Governors-General. The title is usually retained for life but this is not automatic (except for Governors-General). If the individual is a member of the Privy Council Right Honourable is used instead.
• His/Her Honour — judges of district courts
• His/Her Worship — mayors of territorial authorities

United Kingdom

• The Most Noble or His Grace (oral address Your Grace) — Duke
  Duke
  
  A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy or a dukedom. The title comes from the Latin language Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Ancient Rome authors covering them to r...
  s. Occasionally the Archbishop of Canterbury
  Archbishop of Canterbury
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Episcopal see that churches must be in communion with in order to be a part of the Anglican Communion....
  , the Archbishop of York
  Archbishop of York
  
  File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
   and other Archbishops are also styled His Grace.
• The Most Honourable (abbreviation The Most Hon.) — Marquess
  Marquess
  
  A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies. The term is also used to render equivalent oriental styles as in imperial China and Japan....
  es
• The Right Honourable (abbreviation The Rt Hon.) — Earl
  Earl
  
  Earl was the Anglo-Saxons form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning "chieftain" and referring especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead....
  , Viscount
  Viscount
  
  A 'viscount' is a member of the European nobility whose count title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count ....
  s, Baron
  Baron
  
  Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
  s/Lords of Parliament and members of the Privy Council/Cabinet
  Cabinet of the United Kingdom
  
  In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior Her Majesty's Governmentminister chosen by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom....
  
• The Right Honourable and Learned — as the previous explanation, but if the holder is also a Queen's Counsel
  Queen's Counsel
  
  Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male Monarch, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law"....
  
• The Right Honourable and Gallant — as the previous explanation, but if the holder is also a serving military officer
• The Honourable (abbreviation The Hon.) — younger sons of Earls, all children of Viscounts and Barons/Lords of Parliament
• The Much Honoured (abbreviation The Much Hon.) — Scottish Lairds and feudal Barons
  Prescriptive Barony
  
  ScotlandThe Scotland have a quite distinct Scots Law within the United Kingdom. Historically, in the Kingdom of Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, as the Sovereign?s Minister in matters armorial is at once Herald and Judge....
  

Styles existing through marriage

See also

• Honorifics
• Canadian honorifics
  Canadian honorifics
  
  Canada honorifics are few, many of which are maintained from before Confederation and originate from the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom....
  
• Royal and noble styles
  Royal and noble styles
  
  Styles represent the fashion by which monarchs and noblemen are properly addressed. Throughout history, many different styles were used, with little standardization....
  
• Styles in the United Kingdom
• Suffix (name)
  Suffix (name)
  
  A name suffix, in the Western naming tradition, follows a person?s full name and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office or honour....
  
• Title
  Title
  
  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....
  
• Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing
  Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing
  
  The use of honorifics and Style differs greatly among publications in both journalism and academia. The differences are based on tradition, practical concerns , and cultural norms....
  
• T-V distinction
  T-V distinction
  
  In sociolinguistics, a T-V distinction describes the situation wherein a language has Grammatical person pronouns that distinguish varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee....
  

External links

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