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Formerly, a knight's wife was given the title of Dame before her name, but this usage was replaced by Lady during the 17th century. The title of Dame as the official equivalent of a knight was introduced in 1917 with the introduction of the Order of the British Empire, and was subsequently extended to the Royal Victorian Order in 1936, the ...
Alp: brave warrior or knight; a title conferred during the early years of Ottoman rule. Amir al-Hajj: Commander of the Hajj Pilgrimage, a title for the annual commanders of the Hajj pilgrimage caravans from Damascus and Cairo. Amir ul-Muminin or Emirülmüminin: Commander of the Faithful, one of the many titles of the Sultan.
This category pertains to women entitled to the courtesy title of Lady through marriage to a British knight. (Substantive knighthoods, not honorary.) (Substantive knighthoods, not honorary.) Wives of men who were already British peers when they received knighthoods should not be included.
A strange beast quested after by many knights associated with Pellinore and Palamedes (Lady) Ragnell Sir Gawain's wife, in some legends mother of Percival: Red Knight: Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181 Le Morte d'Arthur: Appears in many tales, usually as an antagonist Rience: Ritho, Ryence, Ryons, and Rion Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136
Citizens of a country which was a full part of the British Empire or Commonwealth when they received the honour (i.e. who were British subjects at the time), were substantive knights or dames, not honorary. The knighthood does not become honorary, and the person may choose to use his or her title(s), after their country becomes a republic.
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Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
Neck decoration for baronets, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster. A baronet (/ ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t / or / ˈ b æ r ə ˌ n ɛ t /; [1] abbreviated Bart or Bt [1]) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (/ ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t ɪ s /, [2] / ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t ɛ s /, [3] or / ˌ b æ r ə ˈ n ɛ t ɛ s /; [4] abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the ...