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This title was inherited from generation to generation in the family until the hereditary title system was discontinued in 1871 by law. Mahito (真人) —the highest noble title of the court personnel. Mahito was mainly conferred to Imperial families. Ason (朝臣) —the second highest noble title next to Mahito. Ason was practically the ...
Láukun 老君 (old lord), is a common Hokkien term for Doctor influenced by Taoism and is mainly used in Southeast Asia but can also mean wise man. Dàifu 大夫 (great man), an older title used to address high officials in ancient times, now used colloquially when addressing a doctor. Xiānshēng 先生 (born before) historical, no longer used.
Lord, a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or used for people entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers, the feminine is Lady. Lalla, is an Amazigh title of respect. The title is a prefix to her given name or personal name, and is used by females usually of noble or royal background.
Old Japanese (上代日本語, Jōdai Nihon-go) is the oldest attested stage of the Japanese language, recorded in documents from the Nara period (8th century). It became Early Middle Japanese in the succeeding Heian period, but the precise delimitation of the stages is controversial. Old Japanese was an early member of the Japonic language ...
This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.
Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty, created the title of Huangdi, which is translated as "emperor" in English.. The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until c. 1000 CE, and remaining a significant feature of the traditional social structure until the end of the imperial period.
The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.
Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская ...