These are some of the honorifics used in Italy.

Nobility

They are recognized by State only for persons who had the title before the promulgation of republican Constitution and only as part of the name. Nevertheless, they are already used in little villages and clubs. It’s used to applicate diminutive suffixes for young persons (e.g. “Principino” for Little Prince, or “Contessina” for Little Countess). “Signore” and “Signora” are translation of “Sir” and “Lady”, used also for military hierarchy and for important persons of the State or of the society.

• Re (King) / Regina (Queen)
• Principe (Prince) / Principessa (Princess)
• Duca (Duke) / Duchessa (Dukess)
• Marchese (Marquess) / Marchesa (Marchioness)
• Conte (Count) / Contessa (Countess)
• Visconte (Viscount) / Viscontessa (Viscountess)
• Barone (Baron) / Baronessa (Baroness)
• Nobiluomo – n.h./n.u. (Noble man) / Nobildonna – n.d. (Noble woman)
• others

State honorifics

The President of the Republic can give “honours of the Republic”. These are:

• Medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) to persons or entity for merit or valor
• Knighthood (Cavaliere di Gran Croce, Grande Ufficiale, Commendatore – comm., Cavaliere Ufficiale – cav. uff., Cavaliere – cav.) of five Orders (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Ordine Militare d’Italia, Ordine al Merito del Lavoro, Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana, Ordine di Vittorio Veneto)
  • Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic) is for persons who have a particular merit in regard to the Nation
  • Ordine Militare d’Italia (Militar Order of Italy): it has the objective to reward the actions done by unities of the Armed Forces or by only soldiers, demonstrating skilfulness, responsability and valor. The title can be given also to the memory of a death person
  • Ordine al Merito del Lavoro (Order to the Merit of the Work): on purpose of the Prime Minister or on motu proprio, the President of the Republic give this title (only in the degree of Cavaliere – cav. del lav.) to persons who have worked with skilfulness, contributing to the develop of the Nation and to a better status to the workers
  • Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Order of the Star of the Italian Solidariety)
  • Ordine di Vittorio Veneto (Order of Vittorio Veneto) for the italian soldiers in the First World War

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State rules

• Presidente – pres. (President): used for the President of the Republic, or for the President of the Senate, of the Chamber of Deputies, of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister), of the Constitutional Court, of a Region Council, for Judges president of a Court
• Presidente emerito – pres. em. (Emeritus President): used for ex President of the Republic
• Senatore – sen. (Senator): some are for life (ex Presidents of the Republic and persons who glorified the Country)
• Onorevole deputato – on. (Honourable Member of the Chamber of Deputies)
• Ministro – min. (Minister)
• Giudice (Judge)
• Console – cons. (Consul)
• others

Work

• Dottore – dott. (Doctor)
• Maestro / Maestra (theacher or expert artisan or musician)
  • Mastro (only used for artisans)
• Professore – prof. / Professoressa – prof.ssa (High level theacher)
• Docente – doc. (Professor in a University)

Academic degree

• High school degrees:
  • Ragioniere – rag. (in businnes economy – diploma)
  • Geometra – geom. (in building and geometry – diploma)
  • Perito – per. (technical expert in one branch – diploma)
  • Maestro / Maestra (by music conservatory and sociopsychopedagogical lyceum)
  • Diplomato – dipl. (generic title for all who have a diploma): diploma is given to who have done high school and a state exam (except lyceums: classical, scientific, linguistic, sociopsychopedagogical)
• University degrees:
  • Dottore – dott. (laurea, expecially for medicine branches and put on the register)
  • Avvocato – avv. (Lawyer, laurea in jurisprudence and put on the Rolls)
  • Ingegnere – ing. (Engineer, laurea in engineering and put on the register)
  • Architetto – arch. (Architect, laurea in architecture and put on the register)
  • Dottore di Ricerca (additional master in research after laurea: it’s the highest academic title)
• titles of Preside (Rector of a Seat of a University), Rettore (Rector of a University) etc.

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Roman Catholic Church hierarchy

Besides normal titles, there are some words that are strictly italian:

• don (Father) come from an honorific medieval title used for very important persons (also for mafia bosses)
• prevosto: name used in northern Italy for important parish priests
• arciprete: doyen of priests
• curato: parish priest of the country

Military hierarchy

• Esercito (Army): see Italian Army enlisted military ranks and Italian Army officers military ranks
• Marina Militare (Navy): see Naval_officer_ranks
• Aeronautica Militare (Air force)
• Carabinieri (Militar police)

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External links

• State honorifics from the site of the Presidence of the Italian Republic
• Armed Forces on the site of the Ministry of Defence
• Site of the Ministry of Instruction
• Site of the Ministry of University and Reasearch