The Most Honourable
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use dmy dates The honorific prefix "The Most Honourable" is a form of address that is used in several countries. In the United Kingdom, it precedes the name of a marquess or marchioness.[1]
Overview
In Jamaica, Governors-General of Jamaica, as well as their spouses, are entitled to be styled "The Most Honourable" upon receipt of the Jamaican Order of the Nation.[2] Prime Ministers of Jamaica, and their spouses, are also styled this way upon receipt of the Order of the Nation, which is only given to Jamaican Governors-General and Prime Ministers.[2]
In The Bahamas, the style "The Most Honourable" is given to recipients of the Bahamian Order of the Nation.[3]
In Barbados, recipients of the Order of Freedom of Barbados receive the style "The Most Honourable".[4]
In Malaysia, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Chief Ministers of various Malaysian states are accorded the title Yang Amat Berhormat (literally "The Most Honourable" in Malay).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In addition, the names of some groups use this prefix, such as "His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council" in the United Kingdom.
See also
- Style (manner of address)
- Forms of address in the United Kingdom
- The Honourable
- The Right Honourable
- The Right Excellent
- The Most Noble
- The Much Honoured
References
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