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From: Francisco Antonio Doria <>
Subject: Re: Fw: Entering Titles Into Genealogy Programs
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 07:05:05 -0000


1/31/00 2:55 AM Janet Denham remarked:

>Is the term "Sir", as it applies to medieval titles and references, equally
>appropriate to use with both knights and baronets? When applied in this way
>is it similar to the way "His Grace" is used when referring to a man of
>ducal rank?

You mean the difference between title and style. I'll give an example
(please correct me if I'm wrong):

If William is Baron Cholmondeley, then `Lord' in `William, Lord
Cholmondeley' is a title.

If William is a son of Peter Ackroyd, marquess of Cholmondeley, then
`Lord' in `Lord William Ackroyd is his courtesy title, or - perhaps -
style.

well, that may not be so in the Anglo-Saxon world. But we do have this
kind of difficulty with Dom (Dom Antonio...) in Portugal. Dom may be seen
either as a title or as a style (título ou tratamento).

chico

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