Title of honor

A title of honor or honorary title is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits.

Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed does not have to carry out any duties, except for ceremonial ones. The title may sometimes be temporary, only valid for the individual's visit or for a single day, though they can also be permanent titles. In some cases, these titles are bestowed posthumously.

Some historical honorary titles may be bought, like certain titles of nobility. This has long been a matter of fraud, both outright and indirect. Honorary titles also serve as positions of sinecure and honorary retirement.

– Honorary title (academic)

Academician

of an academic, artistic, or professional society

Fellow

Fire chief

Freeman of the City of London

Hero of the Russian Federation

Honorary Colonel

or position, such as honorary Professor

Honorary degree

Dame, or Companion of an honorific order

Knight

positions (e.g. officer) and ranks (e.g. admiral), for people who are not part of the military

Military

New Knowledge Worker of Korea

People's Artist

Honorary counselors (neuvos) in , such as valtioneuvos (Counselor of State) and vuorineuvos (Counselor of Mining)

Finland

Last of the Romans

Some examples of honorary titles from various areas include:

Honorary citizenship

part of the Roman naming convention

Agnomen

a form of address in systems of nobility used by children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer

Courtesy title

False titles of nobility

Hereditary titles

Honorary title (academic)

Honorary titles in Russia

Honorific

part of a traditional Arabic name

Laqab

List of titles

Royal and noble styles

Style (manner of address)

honorific title adopted by a successful military commander to commemorate a victory