Forms of address in Meckelnburgh

Various honorifics in the manner of forms of address are used in the United Kingdom of Meckelnburgh for various royal, noble, governmental, ecclesiastical and civil authorities and accomplished individuals. The styles used are regulated by statute, and the false use of any is a criminal offense under Meckelnburghish law.

Royal and noble

The highest forms of address are generally applied in gender-neutral forms.

Meckelnburgh and Branniboria

• Their Royal Majesty (TRM): Monarch of Meckelnburgh (King)
• Their Majesty (TM): King consort, royal regent
• Their Royal Highness (TRH): Dauphin of Meckelnburgh (heir apparent)
• Their Highness (TH): Princes

Iselande

• Their Most Serene Highness (TMSH): Monarch of Iselande (Grand Duke)
• Their Serene Highness (TSH): Grand Duke consort, grand ducal regent
• Their Grand Ducal Highness (TGDH): Crown prince of Iselande (heir apparent)
• Their Highness (TH): Princes

Others

• Their Serenity (TS): Lord of Hergilsey (Count Palatine)
• Their Eminence (TE): Prince-Archabbot of Salem

Nobility and knighthood

• His or Her Grace (HG): Dukes
• His or Her Most Noble (HMN): Marquesses
• His or Her Noble (HN): Counts
• Lord or Lady: Viscounts, barons
• Sir or Dame: Knights, baronets

Ecclesiastical

Chief officers

• Their Most Faithful Majesty (TMFM): Lord Protector of the Faith (monarch)
• Their Beatitude (TB): Archbishop of Alexandretta (church patriarch)
• Their Eminence (TE): Prince-Archabbot of Salem

Clergy

• The Most Reverend (Most Revd.): Bishops
• The Right Reverent (Rt. Revd.): Abbots, Vice Archabbot of Salem
• The Very Reverend (Very Revd.): Archdeacons, deans
• The Reverend (Revd.): Priests, deacons, chaplains
• Brother or Sister: Monks

Governmental

Administrative and legislative

• His or Her Most Excellency (HME): Chancellor of Meckelnburgh
• His or Her Excellency (HE): Vice Chancellor of Meckelnburgh, prime minister, governor
• The Most Honorable (Most Hon.): Deputy prime minister, legislative speaker, lieutenant-governor
• The Right Honorable (Rt. Hon.): Privy councilor, high ministers (e.g. attorney-general)
• The Very Honorable (Very Hon.): Ministers, junior high ministers (e.g. solicitor-general)
• The Honorable (Hon.): Member of the Chamber of Deputies, College of Lords, Legislative Assembly, Alexandretta city council

Diplomatic

• The Right Honorable (Rt. Hon.): Ambassadors, high commissioners, permanent representatives
• The Very Honorable (Very Hon.): Ministers, envoys, counsels-general
• The Honorable (Hon.): Chargés d'affaires, counsellors, consuls

Judiciary

• The Much Honored: Chief Justicar of Meckelnburgh
• His or Her Honor: Lord Justice of Appeal, justicar, chief judge
• His or Her Lordship: District court judge, intermediate appellate judge
• His or Her Worship: Magistrate, administrative judge, justice of the peace

Municipalities

• The Most Worshipful (Most Wpful.): Lord Mayor of Alexandretta
• The Right Worshipful (Rt. Wpful.): High mayor
• The Worshipful (Wpful.): Mayor

Military

• The Well Great Stringent: Officers of OF-10 rank (e.g. field marshal)
• The Well High Stringent: Flag officers (e.g. admiral)
• The Well Very Stringent: Field-grade officers (e.g. colonel)
• The Well Stringent: Company-grade officers (e.g. lieutenant)
• The Stringent: Officer designees (e.g. midshipman), warrant officers

Civil and educational

Education

While a holder of a doctoral degree or law degree may be entitled to two styles, the daily use of either "doctor" or "esquire" is usually omitted when the formal style of address is used. This is in contrast to styles from other sources, where a dean with a degree of Doctor of Theology would be known as The Very Revd. Dr. [name].

• The Noble Great Learned: University president
• The Noble High Learned: Professor
• The Noble Very Learned: Lecturer, holder of a doctoral degree
• The Noble Learned: Holder of a master's degree
• The Noble Stringent: Holder of a law or engineering degree
• Doctor: Holder of a doctoral degree
• Esquire: Holder of a license to practice law