DCB

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DCB is a set of post-nominal letters indicating a Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath, a British order of chivalry.

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Label Occurrences
DCB canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific suffix
post-nominal letters
title of honour
abbreviationOf Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
surface form: Dame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
associatedWith Order of the Bath
surface form: Most Honourable Order of the Bath
awardedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
awardedOnAdviceOf UK government
ceremonialAssociation Order of the Bath chapel in Westminster Abbey
country United Kingdom
denotesGender female
denotesRankIn Order of the Bath
eligibility typically senior civil and military figures
women only
fullForm Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
gradeLevel second-highest grade of the Order of the Bath
hasMaleEquivalent KCB
higherRank GCB
honourCategory chivalric order honour
language English
lowerRank CB
notationContext used in formal written styles
orderHasDivisions civil division
military division
orderType order of chivalry
partOf British honours system
postNominalUsage placed after the name of the recipient
status currently awarded
symbolizes distinguished service to the state
usedFor Knight or Dame Commander
surface form: Dame Commander rank
usedIn Dictionary of National Biography
surface form: Who’s Who and similar biographical references

official honours lists

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KCB femaleEquivalent DCB
DCB abbreviation DCB
Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson honorificSuffix DCB
subject surface form: Henry Maitland Wilson