The Much Honoured
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The Much Honoured (abbreviated as The Much Hon.) is an honorific prefix that is given to Scottish feudal Barons and Lairds in the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] Entitlement
- Scottish Feudal Barons, (eg, The Much Honoured David Lumsden, Baron of Cushnie-Lumsden, or The Much Honoured The Baron of Cushnie-Lumsden) This also includes the more rare Scottish Feudal Earls.
- Lairds, (eg. The Much Honoured George Bogle of Daldowie, or The Much Honoured The Laird of Daldowie, or The Much Honoured George Bogle, Laird of Daldowie).
- Barons, Viscounts and Earls are The Right Honourable
- Marquesses are The Most Honourable
- Dukes are The Most Noble or His Grace
[edit] See also
- Forms of Address in the United Kingdom
- Style (manner of address)
- The Honourable
- Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing