English > form of address: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. 'Mr.' or 'General'. |
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| Synonyms | title, title of respect |
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| Narrower | Aga, Agha | title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) |
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| Defender of the Faith | A title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew |
| Don | A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename |
| Dona | A Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman |
| Father, Padre | 'Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church) |
| 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 / 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 |
| Senora | A Spanish title or form of address for a married woman |
| Senorita | A Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman |
| 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) |
| Broader | appellation, denomination, designation, appellative | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
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| Spanish | título |
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| Catalan | títol |
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