honorificPrefix

P536
predicate

Indicates the formal title or respectful prefix (e.g., "Dr.", "Mr.", "Prof.") used before a person's name to denote status, role, or honor.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
honorificPrefix canonical 4,117
styleOfAddress 1,167
honorific prefix 12

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: honorificPrefix
Generated description
Indicates the formal title or respectful prefix (e.g., "Dr.", "Mr.", "Prof.") used before a person's name to denote status, role, or honor.

Sample triples (5,315)

Subject Object
George Osborne The Right Honourable
Hugh Dalton The Right Honourable
William Walton Sir
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Marshal via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Saint Nicholas of Myra Saint
Oregon Secretary of State Secretary of State via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Prince of Scotland Prince via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Kiichi Miyazawa The Honourable
Sir Thomas Osborne
surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Sir
Sarada Devi Sri
CBE may use post‑nominal letters but not the title Sir via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
CBE may use post‑nominal letters but not the title Dame via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Minister-President of Lower Saxony Herr Ministerpräsident via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Minister-President of Lower Saxony Frau Ministerpräsidentin via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Sir William Ashburnham Sir
Sir Thomas Clifford Sir
Pope Boniface IV Pope
Marquisate of Dalí de Púbol Marquess of Dalí de Púbol via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
surface form: Marqués de Dalí de Púbol
Marquess of Dalí de Púbol The Most Illustrious via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Saint Vigilius of Trent Saint
Arthur Currie Sir
Barnes Wallis Sir
Rowan Williams The Most Reverend and Right Honourable
Lieutenant Governor of Texas The Honorable via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Neil Kinnock The Right Honourable
Chief Justice of New Zealand Dame Helen Winkelmann via predicate surface "currentHolderHonorific"
surface form: The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann
Daniel Inouye Senator
Sir William Hotham Sir
Countess of Orford The Right Honourable via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Kim Tok Hun Comrade
Baroness Stowell of Beeston The Right Honourable
Sir Charles Yorke Sir
Air Chief Marshal Air Chief Marshal [surname] via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Arthur Harris Sir
Premier of Quebec The Honourable via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Premier of Quebec Monsieur le premier ministre via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Premier of Quebec Madame la première ministre via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Louise Slaughter The Honorable
Joan Plowright Dame
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland The Right Honourable via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Sir George Warrender Sir
Ian McKellen Sir
Sir George Cornewall Lewis Sir
King's Commissioner Your Excellency via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"
Lord Wellesley The Most Honourable
Henry William Frederick Albert His Royal Highness
Sir John Copley Sir
Sir John Copley The Right Honourable
Masayoshi Ōhira Prime Minister
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR Comrade via predicate surface "styleOfAddress"