Forms of address in Themiclesia

Forms of address in Themiclesia convey the speaker's attitude and relationship with the addressed. Themiclesian culture dictates that whenever a form of address is available, addressing another by name is to be avoided and may be perceived as insulting.

Abbreviations

• The Honourable: The Hon.
• The Right Honourable: The Rt. Hon.

Royalty

Royal household

Note that predh-gra′, though translating Majesty, is used only for the sovereign or foreign sovereigns. The empress consort is not called predh-gra′, even though she enjoys the style of Majesty in Anglian writing. Mutandis mutatis for former sovereign's consorts. On envelopes, senior royals including the sovereign, his consort, former sovereigns' consorts, the heir apparent, and the heir apparent's consort, are indicated by their respective palaces. The envelope address of The Matriarch, if left unspecified, by default means the current sovereign's biological mother.

Other members of the royal family are addressed solely as Prince/Princess X if they do not have their own titular households; they do not need to be further specified as to their actual addresses. While Themiclesian monarchs had practiced concubinage up to the end of the 19th century, they are never addressed by the palaces in which they actually live. Rather, they take the title courtesy of their fathers, who always possess a title of nobility.

Position	On envelopes		Salutation		Oral style
	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana
Emperor	To the Sk′ên-ljang Palace	上顯陽宮	Your Majesty	皇帝陛下	My sovereign	主上
Empress Consort	To the Middle Palace	上中宮	Your Majesty	皇后殿下	Heavenly lady	天君
Former monarch's wife	To the Gweng-l′junh Palace	上宏訓宮	Your Majesty	帝太后殿下	Great lady	大君
Current monarch's mother (if different)	The Matriarch	伯氏	Your Imperial Highness	伯君殿下	Matriarch lady	伯君
Heir apparent	To the East Palace	上東宮	Your Imperial Highness	帝子殿下	Your Imperial Highness	公子
Heir apparent's wife	To the East Palace, Ljan-ning Hall	上東延年殿	Your Imperial Highness	東宮君殿下	Your Imperial Highness	帝君
Emperor's siblings and children	The Prince/Princess Name	公子某	Your Highness	公子閣下	Your Highness	公子
Emperor's siblings' and children's consorts	The Prince/Princess Consort Name	子氏某	Your Highness	子氏閣下	Your Highness	子君
Emperor's grandchildren	Prince/Princess Name	公孫某	Honourable Prince/Princess	公孫閣下	Prince/Princess	公孫
Emperor's grandchildren's consorts	Prince/Princess Consort Name	孫氏某	Honourable Prince/Princess Consort	孫氏閣下	Prince/Princess	孫君
Emperor's great-grandchildren	Prince/Princess Name	子某	Honourable Prince/Princess	公孫閣下	Prince/Princess	公孫
Emperor's grandchildren's consorts	Prince/Princess Consort Name	氏某	Honourable Prince/Princess Consort	孫氏閣下	Prince/Princess	孫君

Titles in appanage

Position	On envelopes		Salutation		Oral style
	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana
Royal Prince	The Prince of X	某子	Noble Prince of X	某子閣下	My lord	君
Royal Prince's wife	The Princess Consort of X	某子氏	Noble Princess Consort of X	某氏閣下	My lady	君
Royal Princess	The Princess of X	某婦	Noble Princess of X	某婦閣下	My lady	君
Royal Princess's husband	The Prince Consort Name of X	某婦君某	Noble Prince Consort of X	某婦君閣下	My lord	君

Nobility

Elder of Themiclesia

Please note that while the Elder of Themiclesia is listed as a title in most guides, it has never been actually granted since the 1600s. There exists debate as to how they should actually be addressed in Anglian, and the following are considered hypothetical if one were to be appointed now. While it is not legally impossible for a woman to be appointed Elder, this has in reality never occurred as a woman in the position of an Elder tended to use her own title to discharge an that function, rather than a title derived from a grandfather or uncle acting as guardian. The Elderdom is not a heritable title, but otherwise its holder is likely to be and has historically always been titled.

Position	On envelopes		Salutation and valediction		Oral style
	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana
Elder	The Elder of X	某公	Your Grace	某公殿下	Great lord	大君
Elder's wife	The Lady of Themiclesia	某氏	Your Grace	某氏閣下	Great lady	大君

Patriarchs and princes palatine and their heirs apparent

A patriarch and a prince palatine are considered to be of the same rank. In historical terms, patriarchs (伯) and princes palatine (王) are considered junior sovereigns in a permanent alliance with the monarch rather than vassals. Indeed, the emperor is a style assumed by the Patriarch of Tsjinh (晉伯). As such, they and their families are entitled to certain styles, dignities, and even prerogatives common with the emperor.  A female patriarch is called a matriarch. A patriarch is senior to a prince palatine, but within a palatine prince's own territories, the reverse is true.  Patriarchs and princes palatine, their consorts, their children, and their children's consorts take precedence in all cases over the emperor's vassals.

Position	On envelopes		Salutation and valediction		Oral style
	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana
Patriarch/Matriarch	The Patriarch of Ra	魯伯	Your Highness	魯伯殿下	Great lord	大君
Patriarch's wife	Lady Maiden name, The Patriarch Consort of Ra	魯帝君某氏	Your Highness	魯某氏殿下	Great lady	孟君
Matriarch's husband	Name, The Lord of Ra	魯君某	Your Highness	魯氏殿下	Great lord	大君
Patriarch's heir apparent	The Agnate Prince/Princess of Ra	魯帝大子	Your Highness	魯帝大子閣下	Great lord	大君
Patriarch's heir apparent's wife	Lady Maiden name, The Agnate Prince/Princess Consort of Ra	魯君某氏	Your Highness	魯帝大子閣下	Great lord	大君
Prince/Princess palatine	The Prince Palatine of Ra	魯王	Your Highness	魯王殿下	Great prince	大王
Prince palatine's wife	Lady Maiden name, The Princess Palatine Consort of Ra	魯王君某氏	Your Highness	魯氏閣下	Princely lady	王君
Princess palatine's husband	Name, The Lord of Ra	魯君某	Your Highness	魯氏閣下	Princely lord	王君
Palatine Prince/Princess's heir apparent	The Agnate Prince/Princess of Ra	魯王大子	Your Highness	魯王大子閣下	Great lord	大君
Palatine Prince/Princess's heir apparent's wife	Lady Maiden name, The Agnate Prince/Princess Consort	魯君某氏	Your Highness	魯王大子閣下	Great lord	大君

Next eldest son of patriarchs and princes palatine

In Themiclesian custom, it is usual to address the most senior son other than the heir apparent as Baron-in-Chief of that patriarch or prince palatine, regardless whether an actual appointment has been made. This is not a heritable title, so the children of the baron-in-chief take their titles as grandchildren of the patriarch or prince palatine.

Position	On envelopes		Salutation and valediction		Oral style
	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana
Baron-in-Chief	The Baron-in-Chief of Ra	魯孟侯	Your Lordship	某公殿下	Great lord	大君
Baron-in-Chief's wife	Lady Kem, Chief Baronness of Ra	魯孟侯君甘氏	Your Ladyship	某氏閣下	Great lady	大君

Other children of patriarchs and princes palatine

As with the royal family, there is no gender distinction in Shinasthana between the sons and daughters of patriarchs and princes palatine, though it is made in Anglian following international customs. The form of address for a married woman depends on her status and that of her husband. If her own household is of a rank higher than her husband's, she is generally referred to by her titles courtesy of their own household; if not, a title courtesy of her husband is used. These customs exist as to general, social appellation: to her own household, she always takes her husband's title, and to her husband's household, she always is known by her original household's titles.

Position		On envelopes		Salutation and valediction		Oral style
		Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana	Anglian	Shinasthana
Patriarch or Matriarch's	sons and daughters unmarried	The Lord/Lady Name of Ra	魯子某	Your Lordship/Ladyship	魯子閣下	My lord	君
	daughters married	Lady Ra of Kem	甘魯氏君	Your Ladyship	魯君氏閣下	My lord	君
	son's wife	Lady Kem, Lady of Ra	魯子君甘氏	Your Ladyship	甘氏君閣下	My lady	君
	daughter's husband	Name, Lord of Ra	魯子君某	Your Lordship	魯君某閣下	My lord	君
	grandsons and granddaughters unmarried	The Lord/Lady Name of Ra	魯孫某	Your Lordship/Ladyship	魯孫閣下	My lord	君
	granddaughters married	Lady Ra of Kem	甘魯孫氏君	Your Ladyship	君氏閣下	My lord	君
	grandson's wife	Lady Kem, Lady of Ra	魯孫君甘氏	Your Ladyship	君氏閣下	My lady	君
	granddaughter's husband	The Rt. Hon. Mr. Name of Ra	魯孫君某	Dear Mr. Name of Ra	魯君某閣下	Mr. Name	君
Palatine prince or princess's	sons and daughters unmarried	Lord Name of Ra	魯王子某	Your Lordship/Ladyship	魯王子閣下	My lord	君
	daughters married	Lady Ra of Kem	甘魯氏君	Your Ladyship	魯君氏閣下	My lord	君
	son's wife	Lady Kem, Lady of Ra	魯子君甘氏	Your Ladyship	甘氏君閣下	My lady	君
	daughter's husband	Lord Name of Ra	魯子君某	Your Lordship	魯君某閣下	My lady	君
	grandsons and granddaughters unmarried	Lord/Lady Name of Ra	魯孫某	Your Lordship/Ladyship	某氏閣下	My lord	君
	granddaughters married	Lady Ra of Kem	甘魯孫氏君	Your Ladyship	君氏閣下	My lord	君
	grandson's wife	Lady Kem, Lady of Ra	魯孫君某氏	Your Ladyship	君氏閣下	My lady	君
	granddaughter's husband	The Rt. Hon. Mr. Name of Ra	魯子君某氏	Dear Mr. Name of Ra	魯君某閣下	Mr. Name	君

Military

Army and Air Force

• In the Consolidated Army, Themiclesian Air Force, and other land units, commissioned ranks above captain may be used socially, such that in ordinary conversation an officer may be called Captain Lup. The ranks lieutenant and second lieutenant are not used socially, so their holders are addressed as Mr. Lup. This practice exists because historically gentlemen (who have the courtesy title Mister) always joined the military as commissioned officers, so a Mister by default refers to the most junior commissioned officer, i.e. lieutenants. Petty officers and enlisted men take the courtesy title Mister in conversation.
• The rank of colonel is considered special as it was, for a long time, the highest military rank during peacetime, together with the somewhat nebulous rank of colonel-general. It is de rigueur to address a colonel-general who is not a general in his own right as Colonel Lup, but if a colonel-general is so deemed, it is correct to treat him as a general. Thus, the colonels-general of the Gentlemen of the Horse and the Capital Artillery are addressed as Colonel Lup, but the colonels-general of the Royal Signals Corps and the South Army are General Lup.
• A general officer of any rank is addressed socially as General Lup. If a generalship is created by Parliament, the socially correct form of address on envelopes in written reference is The General Lup; if a staff general, the definite article is not used. A parliamentary generalship most frequently existed as heads of military campaigns and thus exist only during wartime, while staff generals may be appointed in peacetime. After the Pan-Septentrion War, this distinction has blurred in the armed forces but remains in force according to widely-published style guides.
• The ranks brigadier and above may be retained and used socially after resignation of commission.
• The office of prefectural marshal may be used socially and carries the honourary rank of colonel after resignation.
• Patrons of the Hundred Companies created raised between 1871 and 1875 have the honourary rank of captain.

Marine

• In the Themiclesian Navy and Themiclesian Coast Guard, the ranks from commander and above may be used socially. Likewise, any rank under commander is not used socially, whose holders are addressed verbally as Mr. Lup. When it is necessary to distinguish two individuals who are both Mr. Lup, it is acceptable to prefix rank before the courtesy title Mister, e.g. Petty Officer Mr. Lup and Ensign Mr. Lup.
• An admiral of any rank is socially referred to as Admiral Lup, but in no case is the definite article used.
• The ranks captain and above may be retained and used socially after resignation of commission.
• The chief officer of a seagoing vessel, both military and civilian, is addressed as Captain Lup by courtesy of his crewmembers, regardless of actual military rank in case of a naval vessel.