Style (form of address)

Astyleis referring to how you address^[a]a person in a formal manner. It varies on thestatusof a person. For example a married woman would be addressed asMrs(Audio (US(help·info)).^[1]Aprincewould be addressed asHis Royal Highness.^[2]A male (regardless of being married) would be addressed asMr.^[1]

Examples

Mrs Smith.
Mr Smith
Master Smith (Master is usually used by the oldest son in this case the oldest son of the Smith family).
His Royal HighnessThePrince of Wales.
His Serene HighnessThe Prince of Monaco.
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia.

Other styles of address

Your Lordship or your Ladyship is how minor members of nobility are addressed.
The Right Honourableis traditionally used byPrime Ministers.
His GraceTheDuke of Devonshire.A style used by English/British Dukes.

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Notes

↑Addressmeaning how someone would speak to or refer to another person.

References

↑^1.0^1.1Maria Sifianou,Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Perspective(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 65
↑Ambassador Mary Mel French,United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette(Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010), p. 117

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[1] Addressmeaning how someone would speak to or refer to another person.

[Sifianou65-2] 1.0^1.1Maria Sifianou,Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Perspective(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 65

[3] Ambassador Mary Mel French,United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette(Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010), p. 117

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