Kt

E1933

Kt is the post-nominal abbreviation used to denote a Knight Bachelor in the British honours system.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
KT 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific suffix
post-nominal abbreviation
abbreviationFor Knight
appliesTo male recipient of knighthood
countryAssociatedWith United Kingdom
denotes Knight Bachelor
distinguishedFrom KB
KBE
Kt. (other non-honours uses)
domain British titles and honours
femaleEquivalentContext Dame (with different post-nominals)
genderRestrictionContext used for men, not for women
hasAbbreviationType post-nominal letters
hasCapitalization capital K
lowercase t
honourRankContext below knightly orders such as KBE
honourTypeContext non-order knighthood
jurisdiction Crown honours in the UK
language English
notationType title abbreviation
orthographicForm "Kt"
postNominalUsage placed after the name of a Knight Bachelor
recognizes individual merit or service
relatedTitle Sir
systemPartOf UK orders, decorations and medals system
usedBy knights not belonging to an order of chivalry
usedIn British honours system
usedWithStyle Knight Bachelor
surface form: Sir + forename + surname + ", Kt"
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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this entity surface form: KT