John Selden, in " Titles of Honour " ( 1614 ), discussing the title " gentleman ", likewise speaks of " our English use of it " as " convertible with " nobilis " " ( an ambiguous word, " noble " meaning elevated either by rank or by personal qualities ) and describes in connection with it the forms of ennobling in various European countries.
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The creation of the baronetcy ( as were all others after 4 January 1642 ) was disallowed by the " Act to make void all Titles of Honours, Dignities, or Precedencies, given by the late King since the 4th January, 1642 " on 4 February 1652, so the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell gave him a new patent 25 June 1657 ( this was the first hereditary honour bestowed by the Protector ).
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The form'Sir'is first documented in English in 1297, as title of honour of a knight, and latterly a baronet, being a variant of " sire ", which was already used in English since at least c . 1205 as a title placed before a name and denoting knighthood, and to address the ( male ) Sovereign since c . 1225, with additional general senses of'father, male parent'is from c . 1250, and'important elderly man'from 1362.
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The official website of the British monarchy states : " As the'fountain of honour'in the United Kingdom, The Queen has the sole right of conferring all titles of honour, including life peerages, knighthoods and gallantry awards . " Some private societies in the United Kingdom ( such as the Royal Humane Society ) have permission from the monarch to award medals which may be worn by those in uniform provided the private society's medal is worn on the right-side rather than the usual left . In Spain the fount of honour is King Felipe VI as the head of state.
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In 1936-37, when he was the President of Junnar Municipality, the residents of Junnar suffered much from the water famine; and they held a meeting in the Town Hall to discuss the easy remedies to cure the so-felt want of water to the residents, with his presence of mind RaoSaheb Butte explained the public the utility of the Municipality proposed water scheme and entirely satisfied them; and the public being well assured and convineed dissolved the meeting and granted him a title of honour " 8 . / M " in token of his timely segacity and presence of mind.
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For an example of a complex name, the current Prime Minister of Malaysia has the full name Dato'Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, where'Dato'Seri'is a Malay title of honour,'Mohd Najib'is his personal name ( often further abbreviated to'Najib'),'bin'introduces his father's titles and names, " Tun " is a higher honour,'Haji'denotes his father as a pilgrim to Mecca, and'Abdul Razak'is his father's personal name ( often abbreviated to " Razak " ).
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And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That William Lord Mounson Sir Henry Mildmay Sir James Harrington Robert Wallop Esquire and John Phelps and every of them shall be and are hereby degraded from and made uncapable of all and every the Titles of Honour Dignities and Preheminencies which they or any of them now have or which at any time hereafter may descend unto them And that neither they or any of them shall att any time hereafter have beare or use the Name Stile Addition or Title of Lord Baronett Knight Esquire or Gentleman or any of them nor shall use or have any Coates or Escutcheons of Armes whatsoever nor any other legall Title or addition whatsoever but shall be for ever reputed and are hereby declared to bee Persons of Dishonour and Infamy . }}
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:In regard to the latter, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 was passed by Seanad ( Irish Senate ) on 23 November 2006, following debate ( accessible on www . oireachtas . ie ) in the Report and Final stages, and a proposal ( amendment no . 8 ) by a member in the Seanad to prevent people from conveying feudal baronies and manorial lordships, and in fact to abolish the same by including a provision in the Bill that in so far as they survive, titles of honour or dignity arising from feudal baronies and manorial lordships are abolished , was rejected by the Government on the grounds that the Law Reform Commission had examined the issue and come to the conclusion that whatever their origin in the feudal era, titles of honour had evolved over the centuries into personal rights now rather than interests in land and should not, therefore, be dealt with in this bill , as stated by the then Minister for Justice, Equality, and Law Reform, Mr . M . McDowell.
49.
:In regard to the latter, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 was passed by Seanad ( Irish Senate ) on 23 November 2006, following debate ( accessible on www . oireachtas . ie ) in the Report and Final stages, and a proposal ( amendment no . 8 ) by a member in the Seanad to prevent people from conveying feudal baronies and manorial lordships, and in fact to abolish the same by including a provision in the Bill that in so far as they survive, titles of honour or dignity arising from feudal baronies and manorial lordships are abolished , was rejected by the Government on the grounds that the Law Reform Commission had examined the issue and come to the conclusion that whatever their origin in the feudal era, titles of honour had evolved over the centuries into personal rights now rather than interests in land and should not, therefore, be dealt with in this bill , as stated by the then Minister for Justice, Equality, and Law Reform, Mr . M . McDowell.
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:George V issued letters patent in 1917 stating that all children further than a grandchild of a monarch lost their right to being call prince anyway : " " as aforesaid " [ " " he children of any Sovereign of these Realms and the children of the sons of any such Sovereign ( as per the above Letters Patent of 1864 ) and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales ( a modification of the Letters Patent of 1898 ) shall have and at all times hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of Royal Highness with their titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their respective Christian names or with their other titles of honour " " and " " grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line . . . shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes of these Our Realms " " ] " the style title or attribute of Royal Highness, Highness or Serene Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess shall not henceforth be assumed or borne by any descendent of any Sovereign of these Realms . ""
