Forms of address in the United Kingdom

Forms of address used in the United Kingdom are given below.
==Terminology==
===Abbreviations===
Several terms have been abbreviated in the tables below. The forms used in the table are given first, followed by alternative acceptable abbreviations in parentheses. The punctuation of each abbreviation depends on the source. For example, the punctuation of "The Rt Hon" is not consistent throughout sources. The Gazette favours "The Rt. Hon.", while the government usually prefers "The Rt Hon" or "The Rt Hon."
*His/Her Majesty: HM ( TM)
*His/Her Royal Highness: HRH ( TRH)
*His/Her Grace: HG ( TG)
*The Most Honourable: The Most Hon (The Most Honble)
*The Right Honourable: The Rt Hon (The Rt Honble)
*The Honourable: The Hon (The Honble)
*The Much Honoured: The Much Hon (The Much Hon'd)
*The Most Reverend: The Most Rev (The Most Revd or The Most Rev'd)
*The Right Reverend: The Rt Rev (The Rt Revd or The Rt Rev'd)
*The Very Reverend: The Very Rev (The Very Revd or The Very Rev'd)
*The Reverend: The Rev (The Revd or The Rev'd)
*The Venerable: The Ven (The Venble)
"The Most Noble", which is an abbreviation of "The Most High, Potent, and Noble", is rarely used by Dukes and Duchesses; when used, the forenames of the peer or peeress can be used after "His Grace" but before "The Duke of [...]". This style is also sometimes used without "His Grace".
===Names and territorial designations===
*"London" represents the territorial designation of any peerage.
**"Edinburgh" represents any territorial designation in Scotland.
**"Birmingham" represents any manor in England or Wales.
*"John" and "William" represent any male name
*"Jane" and "Mary" represent any female name.
*"Smith" and "Brown" represent any surname, regardless of gender.
In regards to the nobility, Mary Brown represents a woman who married John Brown, while Jane Smith represents an unmarried woman.
==Royalty==
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter	Oral address
King 	HM The King 	Your Majesty 	Your Majesty, and thereafter as "Sir"(or the archaic "Sire")
Queen 	HM The Queen 	Your Majesty 	Your Majesty, and thereafter as "Ma'am"(to rhyme with "jam")
Prince of Wales 	HRH The Prince of WalesHRH The Duke of Rothesay (in Scotland) 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Princess of Wales 	HRH The Princess of WalesHRH The Duchess of Rothesay (in Scotland) 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Princess Royal 	HRH The Princess Royal 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Royal peer 	HRH The Duke/etc. of London, e.g. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Royal peeress 	HRH The Duchess/etc. of London, e.g. HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son(unless a peer)
Spouse to Queen suo jure
(in the case of Prince Philip) 	HRH The Prince John 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son's wife(unless a peeress) 	HRH The Princess John 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's daughter(unless a peeress) 	HRH The Princess Mary 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sons of the Prince of Wales(unless a peer) 	HRH Prince John of Wales, e.g.HRH Prince George of Wales 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Daughters of the Prince of Wales(unless a peer) 	HRH Princess Mary of Wales, e.g.HRH Princess Charlotte of Wales 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son's sonPrince of Wales's eldest son's sons (unless a peer) 	HRH Prince John of London, e.g. HRH Prince Michael of Kent 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son's son's wife(unless a peeress) 	HRH Princess John of London, e.g. HRH Princess Michael of Kent 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son's daughterPrince of Wales's eldest son's daughtersif unmarried (unless a peeress) 	HRH Princess Mary of London, e.g. HRH Princess Lilibet of Sussex 	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son's daughterPrince of Wales's eldest son's daughtersif married (unless a peeress) 	HRH Princess Mary, Mrs John Brown, e.g. HRH Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi	Your Royal Highness 	Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as"Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females)
Sovereign's son's son's son(unless a peer)(except sons of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) 	The Lord John Windsor, e.g. The Lord Nicholas Windsor 	Dear Lord John 	Lord John
Sovereign's son's son's son's wife(unless a peeress) 	The Lady John Windsor, e.g. The Lady Nicholas Windsor 	Dear Lady John 	Lady John
Sovereign's son's son's daughter(unless a peeress)(except daughters of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales)	The Lady Mary Windsor, e.g. The Lady Helen Taylor 	Dear Lady Mary 	Lady Mary
==Nobility==
The preposition of may be omitted in the form of Marquessates and Earldoms and included in the form of Scottish Viscountcies. It is not often present in peerage Baronies and Lordships of Parliament, though always present in Dukedoms and Scottish feudal Baronies.
The definite article the in the middle of two or more titles is sometimes capitalized, as in these tables. However this is controversial: traditional British guides use the lower-case the. As a single example, Debrett's gives "Major-General the Lord ...", and Pears' Cyclopaedia in the section on Modes of Address gives several examples where the definite article interior to a list of honours is lower case.
===Peers and peeresses===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Duke 	(The Most Noble) (His Grace) The Duke of London 	My Lord Duke orDear Duke (of London)	Your Grace orDuke
Duchess 	(The Most Noble) (Her Grace) The Duchess of London 	Madam orDear Duchess (of London) 	Your Grace orDuchess
Marquess 	(The Most Hon) The Marquess (of) London 	My Lord Marquess orDear Lord London 	My Lord orYour Lordship orLord London
Marchioness 	(The Most Hon) The Marchioness (of) London 	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady
 orYour Ladyship orLady London
Earl 	(The Rt Hon) The Earl (of) London 	My Lord orDear Lord London 	My Lord orYour Lordship orLord London
Countess 	(The Rt Hon) The Countess (of) London 	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orYour Ladyship orLady London
Viscount 	(The Rt Hon) The Viscount (of) London 	My Lord orDear Lord London 	My Lord orYour Lordship orLord London
Viscountess 	(The Rt Hon) The Viscountess (of) London 	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orYour Ladyship orLady London
BaronLord of Parliament 	(The Rt Hon) The Lord London 	My Lord orDear Lord London 	My Lord orYour Lordship orLord London
Baroness (in her own right) 	(The Rt Hon) The Baroness London or(The Rt Hon) The Lady London	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orYour Ladyship orLady London
Baroness (in her husband's right)Lady of Parliament (in her or her husband's right)	(The Rt Hon) The Lady London 	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orYour Ladyship orLady London
===Eldest sons of dukes, marquesses and earls===
Eldest sons of dukes, marquesses and earls use their father's most senior subsidiary title as courtesy titles, without "The" before the title. If applicable, eldest sons of courtesy marquesses or courtesy earls also use a subsidiary title from their (great) grandfather, which is lower ranking than the one used by their father. Eldest daughters do not have courtesy titles; all courtesy peeresses are wives of courtesy peers.
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Courtesy marquess 	Marquess (of) London 	My Lord orDear Lord London	My Lord orLord London
Courtesy marquess's wife 	Marchioness (of) London	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orLady London
Courtesy earl 	Earl (of) London 	My Lord orDear Lord London	My Lord orLord London
Courtesy earl's wife 	Countess (of) London 	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orLady London
Courtesy viscount 	Viscount (of) London 	My Lord orDear Lord London	My Lord orLord London
Courtesy viscount's wife 	Viscountess (of) London	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orLady London
Courtesy baronCourtesy Lord of Parliament 	Lord London 	My Lord orDear Lord London	My Lord orLord London
Courtesy baron's wifeWife of courtesy Lord of Parliament	Lady London 	Madam orDear Lady London 	My Lady orLady London
===Heirs of Scottish peers===
Heirs-apparent and heirs-presumptive of Scottish peers use the titles "Master" and "Mistress"; these are substantive, not courtesy titles. If, however, the individual is the eldest son of a Duke, Marquess or Earl, then he uses the appropriate courtesy title, as noted above.
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Scottish peer's heir-apparentor heir-presumptive 	The Master of Edinburgh 	Sir orDear Master of Edinburgh 	Sir orMaster
Scottish peer's heiress-apparentor heiress-presumptive	The Mistress of Edinburgh	Madam orDear Mistress of Edinburgh	Madam orMistress
===Male descendants of peers===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Duke's younger son(Courtesy) Marquess's younger son 	The Lord John Smith 	My Lord orDear Lord John (Smith)	My Lord orLord John
Duke's younger son's wife(Courtesy) Marquess's younger son's wife 	The Lady John Smith 	Madam orDear Lady John 	My Lady orLady John
(Courtesy) Earl's younger son(Courtesy) Viscount's son(Courtesy) Baron's son(Courtesy) Lord of Parliament's son 	The Hon John Smith 	Sir orDear Mr Smith 	Sir orMr Smith
(Courtesy) Earl's younger son's wife(Courtesy) Viscount's son's wife(Courtesy) Baron's son's wife(Courtesy) Lord of Parliament's son's wife	The Hon Mrs John Smith	Madam orDear Mrs Smith 	Madam orMrs Smith
===Female descendants of peers===
If a daughter of a peer or courtesy peer marries another peer or courtesy peer, she takes her husband's rank. If she marries anyone else, she keeps her rank and title, using her husband's surname instead of her maiden name.
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Duke's daughter(Courtesy) Marquess's daughter(Courtesy) Earl's daughter(unmarried or married to a commoner) 	The Lady Mary Smith (if unmarried),The Lady Mary Brown (husband's surname, if married)	Madam orDear Lady Mary 	My Lady orLady Mary
(Courtesy) Viscount's daughter(Courtesy) Baron's daughter(Courtesy) Lord of parliament's daughter(unmarried) 	The Hon Mary Smith 	Madam orDear Miss Smith	Madam orMiss Smith
(Courtesy) Viscount's daughter(Courtesy) Baron's daughter(Courtesy) Lord of Parliament's daughter(married to a commoner)	The Hon Mrs Brown (husband's surname) 	Madam orDear Mrs Brown 	Madam orMrs Brown
==Gentry and minor nobility==
Knights and Baronets are distinguished by the use of "Bt" (or, archaically, "Bart") after the latter's names (and by the use of the appropriate post-nominal letters if the former are members of an Order of Chivalry). Esquires are distinguished by the use of "Esq" except in the case of a Scottish laird, whose territorial designation implies the rank of esquire.
===Baronets===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Baronet 	Sir John Smith, Bt (or Bart) 	Sir orDear Sir John (Smith) 	Sir orSir John
Baronetess in her own right	Dame Mary Smith, Btss 	Madam orDear Dame Mary (Smith)	Madam orDame Mary
Baronet's wife 	Lady Brown 	Madam orDear Lady Brown 	My Lady orLady Brown
Baronet's divorced wife 	Mary, Lady Brown 	Madam orDear Lady Brown 	My Lady orLady Brown
Baronet's widow 	Mary, Lady BrownDowager Lady Brown, or Lady Brown (if the heir incumbent is unmarried)	Madam orDear Lady Brown 	My Lady orLady Brown
===Scottish barons===
Barons in Scotland are non-peerage nobles in the Baronage of Scotland. The Scottish equivalent to an English baron is Lord of Parliament.
width="27.5%" 	Baron 	Baroness or Baron's wife
Envelope 	(The Much Hon) John Smith [of Edinburgh], Baron of Edinburgh or
(The Much Hon) (The) Baron of Edinburgh
(Incorrect: Baron Edinburgh)
[of Edinburgh] if baron has territorial designation	(The Much Hon) Jane Smith, Baroness of Edinburgh or
(The Much Hon) (The) Baroness of Edinburgh or
(The) Lady Edinburgh
Salutation in a letter 	Dear Baron (of Edinburgh) orDear Edinburgh	Dear Baroness (of Edinburgh) or
Dear Lady Edinburgh
("Dear Baroness Edinburgh" is incorrect)
Invitation / Place Card / Introduction	The Baron of Edinburgh
Together: The Baron of Edinburgh and Lady Edinburgh	The Baroness of Edinburgh or
Lady Edinburgh
Oral address 	Baron or
Edinburgh 	Baroness or
Lady Edinburgh
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Scottish baron's heir-apparentor heir-presumptive 	The Younger of Edinburgh 	Sir orDear Younger of Edinburgh 	Sir orMaster
Scottish baron's heiress-apparentor heiress-presumptive	The Maid of Edinburgh 	Madam orDear Maid of Edinburgh 	Madam orMistress
Scottish baron's's heir-apparent's wife 	Mrs Smith, yr of Edinburgh 	Madam orDear Mrs Smith, Younger of Edinburgh 	Madam orMrs Smith
Scottish baron's's heir-apparent's wife
(if baron has territorial designation)	Mrs Smith of Edinburgh, yr 	Madam orDear Mrs Smith of Edinburgh the Younger	Madam orMrs Smith of Edinburgh
Scottish baron's younger daughters
(if baron has territorial designation)	Miss Mary Smith of Edinburgh	Madam orDear Miss Smith of Edinburgh 	Madam orMiss Smith of Edinburgh
=== Knights and dames ===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Knight (of any order) 	Sir John Smith 	Sir orDear Sir John (Smith) 	Sir orSir John
Lady (of the Order of the Garter or the Thistle) 	Lady Mary Brown	Madam orDear Lady Mary (Smith)	My Lady orLady Mary
Dame (of an order other than the Garter or the Thistle)	Dame Mary Brown	Madam orDear Dame Mary (Smith)	Madam orDame Mary
Knight's wife 	Lady Smith 	Madam orDear Lady Smith 	My Lady orLady Smith
===Seigneurs of Fiefs (Channel Islands only)===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Feudal Fief Seigneur 	The Much Hon John Smith of Fief de Sausmarez or The Much Hon John Smith,Seigneur of Fief de Sausmarez orThe Much Hon Seigneur of Fief de Sausmarez	Sir orDear Sausmarez orDear Sieur 	Sausmarez orSeigneur or Abbreviated Sieur (Sgr.)
Female Feudal Dame of a Fief orFeudal Seigneur's wife	As feudal Seigneur,substituting "Madam"for first name andsubstituting "Dame" for "Seigneur", orDame Sausmarez 	Madam orDear Dame or Dear Dame of Sausmarez	Madam orSausmarez orDame Sausmarez
===Chiefs, chieftains and lairds===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Chief, chieftain or laird(Only lairds recognised in aterritorial designation bythe Lord Lyon)	John Smith of Smith orJohn Smith of EdinburghorJohn Smith of that Ilk orThe Smith of Smith orThe Smith of Edinburgh orThe Smith(only the 2nd form ofaddress above appliesto lairds)	Sir orDear Edinburgh (if placename in title) orDear Smith (otherwise)	Edinburgh (if placename in title) orSmith (otherwise)
Female Chief, chieftain or laird orChief, chieftain or laird's wife 	Chief, chieftain or laird's wife, substituting"Madam" or "Mrs" for firstname or "The"or Lady EdinburghFrank Adams (1952) The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 	Madam oras on envelope 	Madam oras on envelope
Chief (etc.)'s heir-apparent 	John Smith of Edinburgh, yr orJohn Smith, yr of Edinburgh orJohn Smith of Edinburgh(last only if different first name to father) 	Sir orDear Younger of Edinburgh orDear Mr Smith of Edinburgh 	Sir orYoung Edinburgh orThe Younger of Edinburgh
Chief (etc.)'s heir-apparent's wife 	Mrs Smith of Edinburgh, yr orMrs Smith, yr of Edinburgh 	Madam orDear Mrs Smith of Edinburgh the Younger 	Madam orMrs Smith of Edinburgh
Chief (etc.)'s eldest daughter (if none senior) 	Miss Smith of Edinburgh orJane Smith, Maid of Edinburgh 	Madam orDear Miss Smith of Edinburgh orDear Maid of Edinburgh 	Madam orMiss Smith of Edinburgh orMaid of Edinburgh
Chief (etc.)'s younger daughter 	Miss Mary Smith of Edinburgh 	Madam orDear Miss Smith of Edinburgh 	Madam orMiss Smith of Edinburgh
===Lords of the Manor (England and Wales)===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Lord of the Manor	John Brown, Lord of the Manor of Birminghamor Lord of the Manor of Birmingham or John Brown, Esq	Sir orDear Lord of the Manor of Birmingham 	Sir or Lord of the Manor
Lady of the Manor	Jane Brown, Lady of the Manor of Birminghamor Lady of the Manor of Birmingham 	Madam orDear Lady of the Manor of Birmingham	Madam or Lady of the Manor
==Clergy==
===Church of England===
Similar styles are also applied to clergy of equivalent status in other religious organisations. The words clergy and cleric/clerk are derived from the proper term for bishops, priests and deacons still used in legal documents: (e.g. . Clergy in the Church of England are never addressed as "Revd (Surname)".
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address
Archbishop 	The Most Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury/York 	Dear Archbishop 	Your Grace orArchbishop
Diocesan bishop in Privy Council	The Rt Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Bishop of London 	Dear Bishop 	My Lord or Bishop
Bishop, diocesan or suffragan 	The Rt Revd The Lord Bishop of Durham 	Dear Bishop 	My Lord orBishop
Dean 	The Very Revd The Dean of York 	Dear Mr/Madam Dean 	Dean orMr/Madam Dean
Archdeacon 	The Ven The Archdeacon of London 	Dear Archdeacon 	Archdeacon
Prebendary 	The Revd Prebendary Smith 	Dear Prebendary Smith 	Prebend
Canon 	The Revd Canon John Smith 	Dear Canon 	Canon
Priest 	The Revd John Smith or The Revd Mr John Smith or The Revd Dr John Smith (if applicable)	Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms/Dr Smith 	Mr/Mrs/Ms Smith orVicar/Rector/Prebendary/Curate/Chaplain etc. as applicable
Deacon 	The Revd Deacon John Smith or The Revd John Smith 	Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms Smith orDear Deacon Smith	Deacon Smith or Mr/Mrs/Ms Smith
===Church of Scotland===
The Church of Scotland, as a Presbyterian church, recognizes state-awarded titles only as courtesy. In court (assembly, presbytery and session) a person may only be addressed as Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr, Prof, etc. depending on academic achievement. Thus ministers are correctly addressed as, for example, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith unless they have a higher degree or academic appointment e.g. Dr Smith or Prof. Smith. It is 'infra dig' to use the style 'Rev' and even the use of 'the Rev Mr' requires sensitivity to official style.
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter	Oral address
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly 	His Grace The Lord High Commissioner	Your Grace 	Your Grace or Sir/Ma'am
Clergy 	The Rev John Smith 	Dear Mr Smith 	Mr Smith/Dr Smith etc.
Current Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	The Right Rev John Smith 	Dear Mr Smith 	Mr Smith/Dr Smith etc.
Former Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	The Very Rev John Smith 	Dear Mr Smith 	Mr Smith/Dr Smith etc.
==Judiciary==
===United Kingdom===
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter	Oral address	In court
Male Justice of the Supreme Court holding a peerage 	The Right Honourable The Lord Smith	Lord Smith 	Lord Smith 	My Lord
Male Justice of the Supreme Court 	The Right Honourable Lord Smith 	Lord Smith 	Lord Smith 	My Lord
Female Justice of the Supreme Court holding a peerage	The Right Honourable The Lady Smith	Lady Smith 	Lady Smith 	My Lady
Female Justice of the Supreme Court 	The Right Honourable Lady Smith 	Lady Smith 	Lady Smith 	My Lady
====England and Wales====
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter	Oral address 	In court
Lord Chief Justice 	The Rt Hon the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 	Lord Chief Justice 	Lord Chief Justice 	My Lord
Male Lord Justice of Appeal 	The Rt Hon Lord Justice (John) Smith 	Lord Justice 	Lord Justice 	My Lord
Retired male Lord Justice of Appeal 	The Rt Hon Sir John Smith 	Judge or Sir John 	Sir John 	My Lord
Female Lord Justice of Appeal 	The Rt Hon Lady Justice (Mary) Smith, DBE 	Lady Justice 	Lady Justice 	My Lady
Retired female Lord Justice of Appeal 	The Rt Hon Dame Mary Smith, DBE 	Judge or Dame Mary 	Dame Mary 	My Lady
Male High Court judge 	The Hon. Mr Justice (John) Smith 	Judge 	Judge 	My Lord
Retired male High Court judge 	Sir John Smith 	Judge or Sir John 	Sir John 	My Lord
Female High Court judge 	The Hon. Mrs Justice (Mary) Smith, DBE 	Judge 	Judge 	My Lady
Retired female High Court judge 	Dame Mary Smith, DBE 	Judge or Dame Mary 	Dame Mary 	My Lady
High Court Master 	Master (John) Smith (KC should be added if applicable) 	Master 	Master 	Master
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge 	Insolvency and Companies Court Judge (John) Smith (KC, if applicable)	Judge 	Judge 	Judge
Circuit judge 	His Honour Judge (John) Smith (KC, if applicable) 	Judge 	Judge 	Your Honour
Recorder 	Mr (or Mrs) Recorder Smith (KC, if applicable) 	Judge 	Judge 	Your Honour
District judge 	District Judge (John) Smith (KC, if applicable) 	Judge 	Sir or Madam 	Sir or Madam
Justice of the Peace/Magistrate 	Mr John Smith, JP 	Mr Smith 	Mr Smith or (if "Chair/Lead") Sir or Madam	Sir or Madam (if 'Chair/Lead') or Your Worship
Chancellor of a diocese (ecclesiastical)	The Worshipful Mr (or Mrs) Smith (KC, if applicable) 	Chancellor 	Chancellor 	Your Worship
A judge's first name only forms part of their judicial style if, at the time of their appointment, there is a senior judge with the same or a similar surname. Thus, if there is a "Mr Justice Smith", subsequent judges will be "Mr Justice John Smith", "Mrs Justice Mary Smith", etc. High Court Judges and above who are King's Counsel do not use the post-nominal letters following appointment or after retirement.
A member of the Bar (but not a solicitor) addresses a circuit judge or higher, out of court, as "Judge".
====Scotland====
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address 	In court
Lord President of the Court of Session/Lord Justice General of Scotland 	The Rt Hon (the) Lord/Lady Smith Lord President of the Court of Session/Lord Justice General of Scotland	Lord President/Lord Justice General	Lord President/Lord Justice General	My Lord/Lady
Lord Justice Clerk 	The Rt Hon (the) Lord/Lady Smith Lord Justice Clerk 	Lord Justice Clerk 	Lord Justice Clerk 	My Lord/Lady
Senator of the College of Justice and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court	The Hon./Rt Hon. (the) Lord/Lady Smith 	Lord/Lady Smith 	Lord/Lady Smith 	My Lord/Lady
Sheriff principal 	Sheriff Principal Smith (KC should be added where applicable) 	Sheriff Principal Smith 	Sheriff Principal Smith 	My Lord/Lady
Sheriff 	Sheriff Smith (KC should be added where applicable) 	Sheriff Smith 	Sheriff Smith 	My Lord/Lady
Summary sheriff 	Sheriff Smith (KC should be added where applicable) 	Sheriff Smith 	Sheriff Smith 	My Lord/Lady
Justice of the Peace 	Mr John/Mrs Mary Smith 	Mr/Mrs Smith 	Mr/Mrs Smith 	Your Honour
==Academics==
The forms of address used for academics can, in most cases, be either formal or social.
Position 	On envelopes 	Salutation in letter 	Oral address 	In conversation
Chancellor (formal) 	The Chancellor of [university name] 	Dear Chancellor 	Chancellor (if on a platform) or by name and title	The Chancellor or by name
Chancellor (social) 	[Name], Chancellor of [university name] 	By name 	By name or Chancellor 	The Chancellor or by name
Vice-Chancellor (formal)	The Vice-Chancellor of [university name] 	Dear Sir/Madam/Vice-Chancellor 	Vice-Chancellor (if on a platform) or by name 	The Vice-Chancellor or by name
Vice-Chancellor (social)	[Name], Vice-Chancellor of [university name] 	By name or Dear Vice-Chancellor	Vice-Chancellor (if on a platform) or by name 	The Vice-Chancellor or by name
Professor (formal) 	Professor Jane Smith 	Dear Sir/Madam 	Professor Smith 	Professor Smith
Professor (social) 	Professor Jane Smith 	Dear Professor Smith 	Professor Smith 	Professor Smith
Doctor (formal) 	Dr Jane Smith or The Revd John Smith DD or Susan Brown MD or Tom Brown PhD, etc.	Dear Sir/Madam 	Dr Smith 	Dr Smith
Doctor (social) 	Dr Jane Smith 	Dear Dr Smith 	Dr Smith 	Dr Smith
==See also==
* Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
* British nobility
* Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
* Peerage
* Gentry
* List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)
==Notes==
==References==
==External links==
* Styles of the members of the British royal family
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