Pre-nominal letters are a
title which is placed
before the name of a person as distinct from a
post-nominal title which is placed
after the name. Examples of pre-nominal titles, for instance professional titles include:
Doctor,
Captain,
Eur Ing (European Engineer), Ir (
Ingenieur), CA (Indian
Chartered Accountant) and
Professor; whilst other common social titles are
Mr.,
Master,
The Honorable,
Ms.,
Mrs. and
Miss. Pre-nominal letters are generally
social, but can be
professional in nature (e.g.
Eur Ing).