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  2. English honorifics - Wikipedia

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    The term is no longer commonly used because of its connotative meaning: [citation needed] "mistress" is used to refer to a woman with whom a married man is having an affair. Madam or Ma'am (/ m æ m / in General American and either / m æ m /, / m ɑː m /, or / m ə m / in Received Pronunciation. [19]): for women, a term of general respect or ...

  3. Ecclesiastical titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    Deacons, Ordained Elders, and Methodist Licensed Local Pastors are addressed as Reverend, unless they hold a doctorate, in which case they are often addressed in formal situations as The Reverend Doctor. The Reverend, however, is used in more formal or in written communication, in addition to His/Her Reverence or Your Reverence.

  4. Malay styles and titles - Wikipedia

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    Due to its colonial overtones, this term is mostly obsolete. In some states like Kelantan, Pattani means Prince / Princess. A hereditary (paternal) title from one of the lineages of the Royal Family. In addition as an equivalent of Sir, it is used in formal correspondence. When addressing an audience, the plural form 'tuan-tuan' (gentlemen) is ...

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Formal letter or communication in the Christian tradition from a bishop to his clergy. An ad clerum may be an encouragement in a time of celebration or a technical explanation of new regulations or canons. ad coelum or a caelo usque ad centrum: from the sky to the center: i.e., "from Heaven all the way to the center of the Earth".

  6. Respect - Wikipedia

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    One definition of respect is a feeling of admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, and achievements. An honorific is a word or expression (such as a title like " Doctor " or a pronoun form ) that shows respect when used in addressing or referring to a person.

  7. Indian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.

  8. Sir - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Degradation (knighthood) - Wikipedia

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    Degradation is the formal term for removal of a knighthood or other honour.. The last knight to be publicly degraded was Sir Francis Mitchell in 1621. [1] [2] More recent examples include Sir Roger Casement, whose knighthood was canceled for treason during the First World War, [3] and Sir Anthony Blunt, whose knighthood was withdrawn in 1979.