Gentry

The main use of titles in the Midrealms is to specify where someone is on the social hierarchy that rules everything. Mainly this revolves around Houses and their statuses as kept record of by the Family Register, but there are also titles within organisations separate from Houses, such as the Church of Rahn and less savoury organisations such as the Chamber of Shadows.

Noble Titles

Title		Addressed	Description
Male	Female
King	Queen	Majesty	Leader or spouse of House & Kingdom
Prince	Princess	Highness	Possible heir to House & Kingdom
Archduke	Archduchess	Highness	Royal family
Duke	Duchess	Grace	Royal family (extended) or given
Hertig	Hertigess	Lord/Lady	Border houses (more important)
Jarl/Count	Jarless/Countess	Lord/Lady	Leader of a county
Baron	Baroness	Lord/Lady	Majordomo/Hold/City
Baronet	Baronetess	Sir/Dame	Majordomo/Smallhold
Peer Knight*		Sir/Dame	Low nobility
Knight*		Sir/Dame	"Hedge Knight"
Squire*		Mr/Mrs/Ms	Related to Knights
Castellan/Captain		Castellan/Captain	Captain of guard
Esquire		Esquire/Esq./Sir/Dame	Person of high standing, beyond freemen
Freeman/Franklin		Mr/Mrs/Ms	Citizen land owner ranked below landed gentry
Villein		First name	An unfree man working the land
Cotter		First name	An unfree man with no land
Slave		First name/"slave"	An owned person with almost no rights