form of address

A style of office or honorific is an official or legally recognized title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office, and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awarded to an individual in a personal capacity. Such styles are particularly associated with monarchies, where they may be used by a wife of an office holder or of a prince of the blood, for the duration of their marriage. They are also almost universally used for presidents in republics and in many countries for members of legislative bodies, higher-ranking judges and senior constitutional office holders. Leading religious figures also have styles.

Die Anrede ist die Bezeichnung, mit der man eine Person oder Personengruppe anredet, das heißt über die Sprache sozialen Kontakt zu ihr herstellt und aufrechterhält. Die angeredete Person oder Personengruppe heißt Adressat.

In het Nederlandstalig gebied zijn onderstaande aanspreekvormen gebruikelijk (met name in formelere, schriftelijke correspondentie), hoewel zij (met name sinds de jaren vijftig) minder worden gebruikt.

Il titolo è in onomastica un appellativo riferito ad un individuo in base al ruolo che ricopre, alla carica che esercita, al titolo nobiliare che detiene o per altri meriti.