Honorific - Revision history

AlexandreDavigne at 15:30, 1 February 2016

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	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Pelican]] or [[~~Laurel~~]]</TD>		<TD>[[Pelican]], [[Laurel]], or [[Order of Defense]]</TD>
	<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>		<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>
	<TD> OP, OL </TD>		<TD> OP, OL </TD>

Alexander a la Fontayne at 22:35, 13 January 2014

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	== Period usage ==		== Period usage ==
	Note also that [[medieval]] [[England\|English]] [[king]]s were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). ~~If you have~~ examples of ~~the~~ ~~use~~ of ~~"Your Majesty"~~ ~~before~~ ~~this~~ ~~time,~~ ~~please~~ ~~cite~~ ~~them~~ ~~here~~.		Note also that [[medieval]] [[England\|English]] [[king]]s were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). Earlier examples may be found in the Oxford Englsh dictionary dating back to 1387.

	==Honorifics in the SCA==		==Honorifics in the SCA==

Cian: /* Honorifics in the SCA */

2009-07-13T03:47:49Z

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	==Honorifics in the SCA==		==Honorifics in the SCA==

	The following honorifics are generally accepted throughout the [[SCA]], though there may be some regional variations. They are sometimes abbreviated and used as part of an individual's [[alphabet soup]].		The following honorifics are generally accepted throughout the [[SCA]], though there may be some regional variations. They are sometimes abbreviated and used as part of an individual's [[alphabet soup]] or before their names.

	<table BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0">		<table BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0">
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	<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>		<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (in some Kingdoms, only if you've sworn [[fealty]])<br>Your Grace (if you're just rather old-fashioned)</TD>		<TD>Your Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (in some Kingdoms, only if you've sworn [[fealty]])<br>Your Grace (if you're just rather old-fashioned)</TD>
	<TD> </TD>		<TD> HM </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Crown Prince]] or [[Crown Princess\|Princess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Crown Prince]] or [[Crown Princess\|Princess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Royal Highness</TD>		<TD>Your Royal Highness</TD>
	<TD> </TD></TR>		<TD> HRH </TD></TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Prince]] or [[Princess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Prince]] or [[Princess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Highness</TD>		<TD>Your Highness</TD>
	<TD> </TD></TR>		<TD> HH </TD></TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Duke]] or [[Duchess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Duke]] or [[Duchess]]</TD>
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	<TD>[[Count]] or [[Countess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Count]] or [[Countess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
	<TD> </TD>		<TD> HE </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Viscount]] or [[Viscountess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Viscount]] or [[Viscountess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
	<TD> </TD>		<TD> HE </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Baron]] or [[Baroness]]</TD>		<TD>[[Baron]] or [[Baroness]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
	<TD> </TD>		<TD> HE </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
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	<TD>[[Pelican]] or [[Laurel]]</TD>		<TD>[[Pelican]] or [[Laurel]]</TD>
	<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>		<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>
	<TD> </TD>		<TD> OP, OL </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>Anybody else</TD>		<TD>Anybody else</TD>
	<TD>My [[Lord]]/My [[Lady]]</TD>		<TD>My [[Lord]]/My [[Lady]]</TD>
	<TD> </TD>		<TD> L </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	</table>		</table>

Cian: /* Honorifics in the SCA */

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	<TD><B>RANK</B></TD>		<TD><B>RANK</B></TD>
	<TD><B>HONORIFIC</B></TD>		<TD><B>HONORIFIC</B></TD>
			<TD><B>ABBREVIATION</B></TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>		<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (in some Kingdoms, only if you've sworn [[fealty]])<br>Your Grace (if you're just rather old-fashioned)</TD>		<TD>Your Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (in some Kingdoms, only if you've sworn [[fealty]])<br>Your Grace (if you're just rather old-fashioned)</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Crown Prince]] or [[Crown Princess\|Princess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Crown Prince]] or [[Crown Princess\|Princess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Royal Highness</TD>		<TD>Your Royal Highness</TD>
	</TR>		<TD> </TD></TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Prince]] or [[Princess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Prince]] or [[Princess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Highness</TD>		<TD>Your Highness</TD>
	</TR>		<TD> </TD></TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Duke]] or [[Duchess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Duke]] or [[Duchess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Grace</TD>		<TD>Your Grace</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Count]] or [[Countess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Count]] or [[Countess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Viscount]] or [[Viscountess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Viscount]] or [[Viscountess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Baron]] or [[Baroness]]</TD>		<TD>[[Baron]] or [[Baroness]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Knight]]</TD>		<TD>[[Knight]]</TD>
	<TD>Sir</TD>		<TD>Sir</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[Pelican]] or [[Laurel]]</TD>		<TD>[[Pelican]] or [[Laurel]]</TD>
	<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>		<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>Anybody else</TD>		<TD>Anybody else</TD>
	<TD>My [[Lord]]/My [[Lady]]</TD>		<TD>My [[Lord]]/My [[Lady]]</TD>
			<TD> </TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	</table>		</table>

Ladyadele at 04:25, 6 August 2008

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	<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>		<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>
	<TD>Your ~~Majesty<br>Your [description]~~ Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (if you've sworn [[fealty]])</TD>		<TD>Your Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (in some Kingdoms, only if you've sworn [[fealty]])<br>Your Grace (if you're just rather old-fashioned)</TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
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	<TD>[[Baron]] or [[Baroness]]</TD>		<TD>[[Baron]] or [[Baroness]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Excellency</TD>		<TD>Your Excellency</TD>
			</TR>
			<TR>
			<TD>[[Knight]]</TD>
			<TD>Sir</TD>
			</TR>
			<TR>
			<TD>[[Pelican]] or [[Laurel]]</TD>
			<TD>[[Master]] or Mistress</TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>

AlexandreDavigne: /* Honorifics in the SCA */

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Honorifics in the SCA

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	<TD>[[Crown Prince]] or [[Crown Princess\|Princess]]</TD>		<TD>[[Crown Prince]] or [[Crown Princess\|Princess]]</TD>
	<TD>Your Royal Highness</TD>		<TD>Your Royal Highness</TD>
			</TR>
			<TR>
			<TD>[[Prince]] or [[Princess]]</TD>
			<TD>Your Highness</TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>

Cian: shift SCA component, refer to alphabet soup, fix table

2006-07-27T06:13:45Z

shift SCA component, refer to alphabet soup, fix table

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	An '''honorific''' is a form of address used to people of high [[rank]].		An '''honorific''' is a form of address used to people of high [[rank]].

		⚫	==Usage==
		⚫	An honorific is something that is attached to the [[names\|name]] but is not normally used elsewhere, e.g Mr, Sir, Mrs, Dr, Master. Contrast this with a [[title]] or position can appear without the person's name (e.g. the ''President'', the ''[[Earl]]''), and may be asssociated with a particular role or area (e.g. the US ''President'', Financial ''Director'', ''Earl'' of Cornwall).

		⚫	== Period usage ==
		⚫	Note also that [[medieval]] [[England\|English]] [[king]]s were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.

	==Honorifics in the SCA==		==Honorifics in the SCA==

	The following honorifics are generally accepted throughout the [[SCA]], though there may be some regional variations.		The following honorifics are generally accepted throughout the [[SCA]], though there may be some regional variations. They are sometimes abbreviated and used as part of an individual's [[alphabet soup]].

	<~~TABLE~~ BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=3 CELLSPACING=0>		<table BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0">
	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD><B>RANK</B></TD>		<TD><B>RANK</B></TD>
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	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>		<TD>[[King]] or [[Queen]]</TD>
	<TD~~><LI~~>Your Majesty<LI>Your [description] Majesty<LI>My Liege (if you've sworn fealty)</TD>		<TD>Your Majesty<br>Your [description] Majesty<br>My [[Liege]] (if you've sworn [[fealty]])</TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	<TR>		<TR>
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	<TR>		<TR>
	<TD>Anybody else</TD>		<TD>Anybody else</TD>
	<TD>My Lord/My Lady</TD>		<TD>My [[Lord]]/My [[Lady]]</TD>
	</TR>		</TR>
	</~~TABLE~~>		</table>

⚫	==Usage==
⚫	An honorific is something that is attached to the [[names\|name]] but is not normally used elsewhere, e.g Mr, Sir, Mrs, Dr, Master. Contrast this with a [[title]] or position can appear without the person's name (e.g. the ''President'', the ''[[Earl]]''), and may be asssociated with a particular role or area (e.g. the US ''President'', Financial ''Director'', ''Earl'' of Cornwall).

⚫	== Period usage ==
⚫	Note also that [[medieval]] [[England\|English]] [[king]]s were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.


	[[category:title]]		[[category:title]]

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	==Usage==		==Usage==
	An honorific is something that is attached to the name but is not normally used elsewhere, e.g Mr, Sir, Mrs, Dr, Master. Contrast this with a [[title]] or position can appear without the person's name e.g the President, the [[Earl]], and may be asssociated with a particular role or area, eg. the US President, Financial Director, Earl of Cornwall.		An honorific is something that is attached to the [[names\|name]] but is not normally used elsewhere, e.g Mr, Sir, Mrs, Dr, Master. Contrast this with a [[title]] or position can appear without the person's name (e.g. the ''President'', the ''[[Earl]]''), and may be asssociated with a particular role or area (e.g. the US ''President'', Financial ''Director'', ''Earl'' of Cornwall).

	== Period usage ==		== Period usage ==
	Note also that [[medieval]] English ~~kings~~ were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.		Note also that [[medieval]] [[England\|English]] [[king]]s were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.


			[[category:title]]

JakeVortex: usage (adapted from title)

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usage (adapted from title)

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			==Usage==
			An honorific is something that is attached to the name but is not normally used elsewhere, e.g Mr, Sir, Mrs, Dr, Master. Contrast this with a [[title]] or position can appear without the person's name e.g the President, the [[Earl]], and may be asssociated with a particular role or area, eg. the US President, Financial Director, Earl of Cornwall.

			== Period usage ==
	Note also that [[medieval]] English kings were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.		Note also that [[medieval]] English kings were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.

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			Note also that [[medieval]] English kings were addressed as "Your Grace". "Your Majesty" is found in letters to King [[Henry VIII]] after about the time he broke with the [[Church]] of [[Rome]] (watch the gradual transition from "your grace" to "your highness" and "your majesty" in the letters addressed to Henry by his wives and daughters at http://englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html). If you have examples of the use of "Your Majesty" before this time, please cite them here.