Style (form of address)

A style is referring to how you address a person in a formal manner. It varies on the status of a person. For example a married woman would be addressed as Mrs ().Maria Sifianou, Politeness Phenomena in England and Greece: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 65 A prince would be addressed as His Royal Highness.Ambassador Mary Mel French, United States Protocol: The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010), p. 117 A male (regardless of being married) would be addressed as Mr.

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 Highness The Prince of Wales.
His Serene Highness The Prince of Monaco. 
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.

Other styles of address

Your Lordship or your Ladyship is how minor members of nobility are addressed.
The Right Honourable is traditionally used by Prime Ministers, members of the peerage, and members of the Privy Council.
His Grace The Duke of placename. A style used by English/British Dukes.

 Related pages 
 Highness
 Honorific
 Diplomacy
 Protocol (diplomacy)

 Notes 

 References 


Category:Styles (manners of address)