Title
(In the context of property law, title refers to ownership or documents of ownership; see title (property).)
A title is a prefix or suffix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification.
Titles of veneration
Official titles
Note: Some official titles are carried strictly for the term of the office, while others are customarily retained after the office is retired.
Ruling
- Alderman
- Ban
- Baron
- Baroness
- Baronet
- Bey
- Black Rod
- Caliph
- Commissioner
- Councillor
- Count
- Count palatine
- Countess
- Dictator
- Duchess
- Duke
- Earl
- Elector
- Emir
- Emperor
- Empress
- Gauleiter
- General Secretary
- Governor
- Governor-General
- Grand duchess
- Grand duke
- High Commissioner
- His/Her Honor
- Jarl
- Khan
- Knez, Kniaz
- Majesty
- Knight
- Landgrave
- Lord
- Maharadja
- Marchioness
- Marquis
- Marquise
- Mayor
- Minister
- MEP
- MP
- Nawab
- People's Commissar
- Prebendary
- Premier
- President
- Prime Minister
- Rajah
- Rangatira
- Regent
- Secretary General
- Seigneur
- Senator
- Shah
- Sheriff
- Speaker
- Steward
- Sultan
- Sultana
- Surgeon General
- Tribune
- Tsar
- Tsarevna
- Tyrant
- Vicereine
- Viceroy
- Viscount
Clerical
- Archbishop
- Archdeacon
- Bishop
- Deacon
- Deaconess
- Patriarch
- Pontiff
- Pope
- Presbyter
- Priest
- Priestess
- Rabbi
- Reverend
Professional and academic titles
- Advocate
- Bailiff
- Barrister
- Doctor
- Eur Ing
- Graduate
- Lecturer
- MBA
- M.D.
- Notary
- Officer
- Professor
- Ph.D.
- Queen's Counsel
- Reader
Social titles
Titles conventionally appended to persons' names in social life. Some professional titles are used in social life, such as Rev.; others usually are not (Dr., for example, is generally not used in the US in the case of a Ph.D. but is used for the medical professionals; in other countries, for example the UK, it is considered somewhat inappropriate for non-academics to use Dr. solely on the strength of a medical degree).