The Much Honoured (abbreviated as The Much Hon.) is an honorific prefix that is given to Scottish feudal Barons and Lairds in the United Kingdom.^[1]

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• Scottish Feudal Barons, (eg, The Much Honoured Baron of Edinburgh) This also includes the more rare Scottish Feudal Earls.
• Lairds, (eg. The Much Honoured John Smith of Edinburgh, or The Much Honoured The Laird of Edinburgh, or The Much Honoured The Laird John Smith of Edinburgh).
• Barons, Viscounts and Earls are The Right Honourable
• Marquesses are The Most Honourable
• Dukes are The Most Noble or His Grace

[edit] See also

• Forms of Address in the United Kingdom
• Style (manner of address)
• The Honourable
• Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing

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