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A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify their generation, official position, military rank, professional or academic qualification, or nobility. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the first and last name (for example, in German or clerical titles such as Cardinal in Catholic usage – Richard Cardinal Cushing). Some titles are hereditary.
A title is a word or phrase used with a person's name that indicates something about them, such as their job, rank, education level, or family status. Titles matter because they communicate important information about a person's position or authority in society, and in some cases they can be passed down through families.
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- Types
- Titles in English-speaking areas
- Common titles
- Controversy around usage of common titles
- Familial
- Legislative and executive titles
- Aristocratic titles
- Titles used by knights, dames, baronets and baronetesses
- Judicial titles
- Historical
- Ecclesiastical titles (Christian)
- Religious
- Priests
- Used for deceased persons only
- Other
- Academic titles
- Military titles
- Maritime titles
- Law enforcement
- Protected professional titles
- Other organizations
- Non-English speaking areas
- Default titles in other languages
- Martial arts
- Academic
- Religious
- Honorary titles
- Rulers
- Historical titles for heads of state
- Appointed
- Elected or popularly declared
- Hereditary
- Aristocratic
- Historical
- Other
- Historical
- Post-nominal letters
- University degrees
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify their generation, official position, military rank, professional or academic qualification, or nobility. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the first and last name (for example, in German or clerical titles such as Cardinal in Catholic usage – Richard Cardinal Cushing). Some titles are hereditary.
== Types == Titles include: Honorific titles or styles of address, a phrase used to convey respect to the recipient of a communication, or to recognize an attribute such as: Imperial, royal and noble rank Academic degree Social title, prevalent among certain sections of society due to historic or other reasons. Other accomplishment, as with a title of honor Title of authority, an identifier that specifies the office or position held by an official