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Ajaw, In Maya meaning "lord", "ruler", "king" or "leader". Was the title of the ruler in the Classic Maya polity. Was the title of the ruler in the Classic Maya polity. A variant being the title of K'inich Ajaw or "Great Sun King" as it was used to refer to the founder of the Copán dynasty, K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' .
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below princes and grand dukes.
Senapati (Sanskrit: सेनापति [seːnɑpət̪i], sena meaning "army", pati meaning "lord") is a title in ancient India denoting the rank of General. [1]It was a hereditary title of nobility used in the Maratha Empire.
Herzog (pronounced [ˈhɛʁtsoːk] ⓘ; feminine Herzogin [ˈhɛʁtsoːɡɪn] ⓘ; masculine plural Herzöge; feminine plural Herzoginnen) is a German hereditary title held by one who rules a territorial duchy, exercises feudal authority over an estate called a duchy, or possesses a right by law or tradition to be referred to by the ducal title.
Grand duke (feminine: grand duchess) is a European hereditary title, used either by certain monarchs or by members of certain monarchs' families. In status, a grand duke traditionally ranks in order of precedence below an emperor, king, grand prince, archduke, or prince-archbishop, and above a sovereign prince or sovereign duke.
A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.
(The current Duke of Beaufort is Henry Somerset, the 12th Duke of Beaufort.) "Until we filmed The Gentlemen I’d never met a Duke or had any entry into that kind of world," James said in an ...
A vassal [1] or liege subject [2] is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerain .