<Li> Sovereign Grand Dukes or Grand Princes are considered to be part of the reigning nobility ("Royalty", in German Hochadel; their correct form of address is "Royal Highness") </Li> <P> Princely, ducal, and other sovereign titles </P> <Ul> <Li> Prince, from the Latin princeps, meaning "first citizen". The feminine form is Princess . Variant forms include the German Fürst and Russian Tsarevich (царевич) and the feminine form Tsarevna (царевна). <Ul> <Li> Bai, Filipino feminine equivalent of a prince . </Li> <Li> Ampuan, Maranao royal title which literally means "The One to whom one asks for apology" </Li> <Li> Ginoo, Ancient Filipino equivalent to noble man or prince (now used in the form "Ginoóng" as the analogue to "mister"). </Li> <Li> Pillai, Ancient South Indian Title meaning Prince for junior children of Emperors </Li> <Li> Morza, a Tartar title usually translated as "prince", it ranked below a Khan . The title was borrowed from Persian and Indian appellation Mirza added to the names of certain nobles, which itself derived from Emir . </Li> <Li> Knyaz, a title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a ruling or noble rank . It is usually translated into English as "Duke". </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Despot, Greek for "lord, master", initially an appellation for the Byzantine emperor, later the senior court title, awarded to sons and close relatives of the emperor . In the 13th - 15th centuries borne by autonomous and independent rulers in the Balkans . </Li> <Li> Duke, from the Latin Dux, meaning "leader," a military rank in the late Roman Empire . Variant forms include Doge, and Duce; it has also been modified into Archduke (meaning "chief" Duke), Grand Duke (literally "large," or "big" Duke; see above under royal titles), Vice Duke ("deputy" Duke), etc . The female equivalent is Duchess . <Ul> <Li> Ealdorman, Old English for "elder man", rendered Dux in Latin . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Sheikh, is often used as a title for Arab royal families . Some Emirs of the Arabian Peninsula use the title Sheikh ("elder" or "lord"), as do other members of the extended family . </Li> <Li> Emir, often rendered Amir in older English usage; from the Arabic "to command ." The female form is Emira (Amirah). Emir is the root of the naval rank "Admiral" <Ul> <Li> Amir al - umara, Emir of Emirs . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Mir, According to the book Persian Inscriptions on Indian Monuments, Mir is most probably an Arabized form of Pir . Pir in Old Persian and Sanskrit means the old, the wise man, the chief and the great leader . It was Arabized as Mir then, with Al (A) (Arabic definite article), it was pronounced as Amir . </Li> <Li> Bey, or Beg / Baig, Turkish for "Chieftain ." <Ul> <Li> Begum, female royal and aristocratic title from Central and South Asia . </Li> <Li> Beylerbey, Bey of Beys . </Li> <Li> Atabeg, word is a compound of two Turkic words: ata, "ancestor", and beg or bey, "lord, leader, prince". </Li> <Li> Beg Khan, concatenation of Baig and Khan . </Li> <Li> Khagan Bek, title used by Khazars . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Buumi, first in line to the throne in Serer pre-colonial kingdoms . </Li> <Li> Thilas, second in line to the throne in Serer pre-colonial kingdoms . </Li> <Li> Loul, third in line to the throne in Serer country . </Li> <Li> Dey, title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers and Tripoli under the Ottoman Empire from 1671 onwards . </Li> <Li> Sahib, name of Arabic origin meaning "holder, master or owner ." </Li> <Li> Zamindar, were considered to be equivalent to lords and barons in some cases they were seen as independent, sovereign princes . </Li> <Li> Jagir, also spelled as Jageer (Devanagari: जागीर, Persian: جاگیر, ja - meaning "place", - gir meaning "keeping, holding") The feudal owner / lord of the Jagir were called Jagirdar or Jageerdar </Li> <Li> Sardar, also spelled as Sirdar, Sardaar or Serdar, is a title of nobility (sir -, sar / sair - means "head or authority" and - dār means "holder" in Sanskrit and Avestan) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Prince, from the Latin princeps, meaning "first citizen". The feminine form is Princess . Variant forms include the German Fürst and Russian Tsarevich (царевич) and the feminine form Tsarevna (царевна). <Ul> <Li> Bai, Filipino feminine equivalent of a prince . </Li> <Li> Ampuan, Maranao royal title which literally means "The One to whom one asks for apology" </Li> <Li> Ginoo, Ancient Filipino equivalent to noble man or prince (now used in the form "Ginoóng" as the analogue to "mister"). </Li> <Li> Pillai, Ancient South Indian Title meaning Prince for junior children of Emperors </Li> <Li> Morza, a Tartar title usually translated as "prince", it ranked below a Khan . The title was borrowed from Persian and Indian appellation Mirza added to the names of certain nobles, which itself derived from Emir . </Li> <Li> Knyaz, a title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a ruling or noble rank . It is usually translated into English as "Duke". </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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