form of address

Noun
  1. An identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' (synset 106350786)
    "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title"
    is a type of: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation - identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    subtypes:
    • aga, agha - title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
    • defender of the faith - a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
    • don - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename
    • dona - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
    • frau - a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
    • fraulein - a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
    • hakham - a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
    • herr - a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
    • miss - a form of address for an unmarried woman
    • mister, mr, mr. - a form of address for a man
    • mrs, mrs. - a form of address for a married woman
    • ms, ms. - a form of address for a woman
    • rabbi - a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
    • reverend - a title of respect for a clergyman
    • senor - a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
    • senora - a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English `Mrs' or `madam'
    • senorita - a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
    • signora - an Italian title or form of address for a married woman
    • signorina - an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
    • very reverend - a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others)
    • father, padre - `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
    same as: title, title of respect

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