Prefix Titles for Knights (Male / Female)

Akkarin wrote: It wouldn't be legally binding. Only Specific organisations recognised by the government can issue people with 'proper' knighthoods

TotJO can create Reverends and give out degrees of divinity but that's it

I'd like to see the government interfere with a church's internal affairs.

Plus, this is the UK. You can change your legal name to "Sir Arthur Pendragon".

As ren mentioned, you can call yourself whatever you want but that doesn't mean it will be recognised by anyone else!

The use of such prefixes are regulated by each country and recognised internationally as a result. We can only issue the prefix of "Reverend" and the suffix of "OCP" as standard.

So what about the title of "Knight" used now? Is it simply a TOTJO exclusive title then?

It's not a title as such, but a way of mentioning rank. It's in no way compulsory.

For instance, you could call me "Grandmaster Mark" but there's really no need to!

Ah yes. That is true.

Then I suppose that would leave out any technical justification for "sir" and "lady" that I can think of beyond just another way to optionally address someone of a knight rank honorably.

Mark Anjuu wrote: It's not a title as such, but a way of mentioning rank. It's in no way compulsory.

For instance, you could call me "Grandmaster Mark" but there's really no need to!

Only in the bedroom eh Mark?

Although I do think we should be able to address knights via Sir? I.e. Sir Akkarin/Sir Michael? Even if it's between us...I think it'd add more of a seriousness about us...but then again we're all brothers and sisters here...so it's quite relaxed....

Metsu Desal wrote: Only in the bedroom eh Mark?

Oh, I have a very different set of titles for then....

What if we use the idea within some kind of ceremonial light, even if it's only ever used then?

Example: During the Knighting Ceremony, at or near the end, you could say "I now dub thee Sir/Lady [such and such]"

Again, we don't really have the right to award such titles....

"In the British honor system the knightly style of Sir is accompanied by the given name, and optionally the surname.....
Outside the British honours system it is usually considered improper to address a knighted person as 'Sir' or 'Dame'."

Oh, ok. lol

I understand now.

Thanks!