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A title is a prefix or postfix added to a person's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. (In the context of property law, title refers to ownership or documents of ownership; see title (property).)

Table of contents
1 Titles of veneration
2 Official titles
3 Professional and academic titles
4 Social titles
5 See Also

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

Clerical

Professional and academic titles

Social titles

Titles conventionally appended to persons' names in social life. Some professional titles are used in social life, such as Rev. or Dr. (in the case of medical doctors); others usually are not (such as Dr. in the case of a Ph.D.)


See Also