Title of honor

An honorary title or title of honor is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits. Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed does not have to carry any duties, possibly except for ceremonial ones.Some examples of honorary titles from various areas are: Kentucky colonelKnight of an honorific orderHero of the Russian FederationPeople's ArtistAcademicianPatriarch of Venice
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