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* In the [[Vorkosigan Saga]], "Vor" is a prefix denoting a family belonging to the Barrayan hereditary military caste. Aristocracy by any other name ...
** Also the Cetagandan ''haut''-lords and ''ghem''-soldiers.
* The ''[[Rod Albright Alien Adventures]]'' has Tar Gibbons, the alien equivalent of an [[Old Master]]. As he explains, the term Tar is an honorific, meaning [[Translation: "Yes"|approximately]] "Wise and beloved master who could kill me with his little finger if he so wished."
* In the last book of the ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Mage Storms]]'' trilogy, the Eastern Empire uses "Siara" as a default I-don't-know-your-proper-honorific.
* ''[[The Keys to The Kingdom]]'' has a few of these.
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* The the [[World of Warcraft]] novel [[Cycle of Hatred]], the Guardians of Tirisfal are refered to by the honorific "Magna", Jaina insits no using to refer to Aegwynn despite the later's protests.
* Marie Brennan's ''[[Doppelganger (Literature)|Doppelganger]]'' series has ''sixteen'' different honorifics for the various classes of witches in the story. "Katsu" is a generic term; the others are based on a witch's rank and area of specialization.
* In the [[New Jedi Order]], there are several examples among the Yuuzhan Vong, notably "Fearsome One" (used for high-ranking members of the warrior caste such as the Warmaster and his Supreme Commanders), "Eminence" (for priests) and "Dread Lord" (for [[God
* The original [[Planet of the Apes]] novel had a mention of "Mai" as an honorific-Uylsses uses it on Zaius when he's trying to learn the language. It's not in the movies, though.
* In [[Tamora Pierce|Tamora Pierce's]] ''[[Circle of Magic|The Circle Opens]]'' quartet, every new country the characters visit has its own system of Fantastic Honorifics, with variations appropriate to each culture. All of them seem to have a special honorific for mages, which is usually gender-neutral, even when no gender-neutral honorifics are used for non-mages.
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