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Oral address Knight (of any order) Sir John Smith: Sir or Dear Sir John (Smith) Sir or Sir John Lady (of the Order of the Garter or the Thistle) Lady Mary Brown: Madam or Dear Lady Mary (Smith) My Lady or Lady Mary Dame (of an order other than the Garter or the Thistle) Dame Mary Brown: Madam or Dear Dame Mary (Smith) Madam or Dame Mary Knight ...
Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French " Sieur " (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of " Monsieur ", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English.
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
Accordingly, Sir John Dyson is styled Lord Dyson. [31] Wives of male Supreme Court justices are styled as if they were wives of peers. Nicholas Wilson, Lord Wilson of Culworth , appointed to the Supreme Court on 26 May 2011, was the first person to use a territorial name with his judicial courtesy title, adopting reference to Culworth in ...
Sir/Madam(e) – Common informal manner of address. Illustrious Knight, Sir/Lady – Titles for members of the Order of the Knights of Rizal, the Philippines' only order of knighthood created by law. Paduka Mahasari Maulana al Sultan – The sultan of Sulu.
Write the return address in the top left corner. Write the recipient's address slightly centered on the bottom half of the envelope. Place the stamp in the top right corner.
Dear Sir or Madam (If the gender of the reader is unknown). To Whom It May Concern (If the writer wishes to exclude the gender of the reader from the salutation and/or to convey that the reader should forward the copy to one more suited to receive or respond appropriately). Dear Sir (If the reader is male). Dear Madam (If the reader is female).
Wondering how to address a congress representative in a letter? Begin with a formal salutation that addresses your recipient by their proper title. In the body of the letter, use the first ...