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Bibi, means Miss in Urdu and is frequently used as a respectful title for women in South Asia when added to the given name. 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.
In Asia, some noble title for women include Adi , Ashi , and the Imperial Chinese titles of Gege, Mingfu, and Xiangjun. In Europe, marriage contract with a noble could include a clause such as the dower, for queens for example. Thus, in the event of widowhood, we then speak of a dowager queen. [1]
Women in the Middle Ages in Europe occupied a number of different social roles. Women held the positions of wife, mother, peasant , warrior , artisan , and nun , as well as some important leadership roles, such as abbess or queen regnant .
Provincial titles are those with authority over a constituent state, such as a United States governor. Regional titles are those with authority over multiple constituent states, such as a federal judge. Courtly titles have no sovereign power of their own but are granted high prestige by, and are possibly able to exert influence over, a head of ...
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The title "Kabara" was used by female monarchs who ruled over the Hausa people in the Middle Ages. A line of matriarchal monarchs is recorded in the Kano Chronicle that ends with the reign of Daurama in the 9th century. [31] These queens reigned from c. 700 to c. 1000. [32] Kufuru; Ginu; Yakumo; Yakunya; Wanzamu; Yanbamu; Gizir-gizir; Inna-Gari
Noble titles of women (26 P) S. Second ladies and gentlemen of Argentina (2 P) Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States (4 C, 42 P) Second ladies of Brazil (7 ...
Women and War in the High and Late Middle Ages Reconsidered (MA thesis, University of Canterbury, 2009) full text online, with detailed review of the literature; Lourie, E. "Black women warriors in the Muslim army besieging Valencia and the Cid's victory: A problem of interpretation", Traditio 55 (2000), pp. 181–209; McLaughlin, Megan.