DCB

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honorific suffix post-nominal letters title of honour

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

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific suffix → post-nominal letters → title of honour →
abbreviationOf	Dame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath →
associatedWith	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	Dame Commander rank →
usedIn	Who’s Who and similar biographical references → official honours lists →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
DCB →	abbreviation
KCB →	femaleEquivalent
Order of the Bath →	postNominalLetters