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), from the Latin Senior (comparative of Senex, "old man"), is the Portuguese word for lord, sir or mister. Its feminine form is senhora (pronounced [sɨˈɲoɾɐ, siˈɲoɾɐ], abb. Sr. a or Sra.; plural: senhoras, abb. Sr. as or Sras.). The term is related to Spanish señor, Catalan senyor, Occitan sénher, French seigneur, and Italian signore.
Señor or Senor may refer to: Dan Senor (born 1971), American Canadian columnist, ... See also. Honorific § Spanish-speaking cultures; Señorita (disambiguation)
Historically, don was used to address members of the nobility, e.g. hidalgos, as well as members of the secular clergy.The treatment gradually came to be reserved for persons of the blood royal, e.g. Don John of Austria, and those of such acknowledged high or ancient aristocratic birth as to be noble de Juro e Herdade, that is, "by right and heredity" rather than by the king's grace.
Doña (only for Spanish citizens) References Sources "Spanish Forms of Address". Cambridge University Press "How do ...
For example, Peña is a common Spanish surname and a common noun that means "rocky hill"; it is often anglicized as Pena, changing the name to the Spanish word for "pity", often used in terms of sorrow. When Federico Peña was first running for mayor of Denver in 1983, the Denver Post printed his name without the tilde as "Pena." After he won ...
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If the French expression is untranslated (not a loanword), follow French capitalization practice. For French: some expressions are not capitalized at all (e.g., fin de siècle), others have a capitalization of the first word. For Spanish, German, and any language usually written in the Latin alphabet the same (or something similar) would apply.
"To the Glory of the Grand Architect of the Universe" (Spanish) The usual caption of Spanish Masonic documents. A∴ L'O∴ – À L'Orient, "At the East" (French) The seat of the Lodge; A.M. – Anno Mundi, "In The Year of the World". The date used in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; A∴O∴ – Anno Ordinis, "In the Year of the Order" .