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form of address - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" | ||
title, title of respect | ||
appellation, appellative, denomination, designation identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others | ||
aga, agha title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) | ||
defender of the faith a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since | ||
don a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto" | ||
dona a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita" | ||
frau a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman | ||
fraulein a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman | ||
hakham a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man | ||
herr a German courtesy title or form of address for a man | ||
miss a form of address for an unmarried woman | ||
mister, mr, mr. a form of address for a man | ||
mrs, mrs. a form of address for a married woman | ||
ms., ms a form of address for a woman | ||
rabbi a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher | ||
reverend a title of respect for a clergyman | ||
senor a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir' | ||
senora a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam' | ||
senorita a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss' | ||
signora an Italian title or form of address for a married woman | ||
signorina an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman | ||
very reverend a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others) |