The Much Honoured
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The Much Honoured is an honorific
Honorific
An honorific is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term is used not quite correctly to refer to an honorary title...

 prefix that is given to Scottish feudal Barons and Lairds in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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Entitlement

  • Scottish Feudal Barons, (eg, The Much Honoured David Lumsden, Baron of Cushnie-Lumsden, or The Much Honoured The Baron of Cushnie-Lumsden) This also includes the more rare Scottish Feudal Earls.
  • Lairds, (eg. The Much Honoured George Bogle of Daldowie, or The Much Honoured The Laird of Daldowie, or The Much Honoured George Bogle, Laird of Daldowie).
  • Barons, Viscounts and Earls are 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...

  • Marquesses are The Most Honourable
    The Most Honourable
    The prefix The Most Honourable is a title of quality attached to the names of marquesses in the United Kingdom. Dukes are The Most Noble or His Grace and peers under the rank of marquess are The Right Honourable. Scottish Feudal Barons and Lairds are The Much Honoured.Certain corporate entities...

  • Dukes
    Dukes
    -Albums:-EPs:-Singles:...

     are The Most Noble
    The Most Noble
    The Most Noble is a shorter more informal form of the following:#The Most Noble Order of the Garter, United Kingdom's oldest and highest order#The Most High, Noble and Potent Prince a form of address for Dukes in the United Kingdom...

    or His Grace

See also

  • Forms of Address in the United Kingdom
    Forms of Address in the United Kingdom
    Forms of address used in the United Kingdom are given below.Several terms have been abbreviated in the table below. The forms used in the table are given first, followed by alternative acceptable abbreviations in parentheses.-Abbreviations:*His/Her Majesty: HM...

  • Style (manner of address)
    Style (manner of address)
    A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office, and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awarded to an individual in a personal...

  • The Honourable
    The Honourable
    The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...

  • Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing
    Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing
    The use of honorifics and styles differs greatly among publications in both journalism and academia. The differences are based on tradition, practical concerns , and cultural norms...

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