Dame
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Dame is a traditionally British honorific title given to women who have been admitted to certain orders of chivalry. It is the female equivalent of Sir, the title used by knights. Baronetesses in thei
The investiture of Dame Lourett Russell Grant into the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Sir
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Sir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur", brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and wh
Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet, whose entitlement to use 'Sir' derived from his position as baronet
Emperor Taishō, a Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter, who, as a foreign national, was not entitled to use the prefix 'Sir' (which as a sovereign monarch he would not have used in any case) but was permitted to post-nominally use KG
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma was the last surviving Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India.
Centennial stamp celebrating the Knights of Rizal released by PhilPost with a profile of Jose Rizal and the badge of the Order visible.