Gentry

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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