• AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    In a lot of systems, Lady is an honorific inherited or gained by marriage, but Lord (or equivalent) indicates the person is the main titleholder.

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      22 days ago

      You’ll also see some fiction avoid the title “Empress” for the same reason.