| ADC |
Aide de Camp. Military honorary appointment
of chief military aide or assistant. Use of the letters
after a name after conclusion of the appointment indicates
that the individual was aide de camp to a Head of State.
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| Arachchiyar |
Tamil title, used for judges and representatives
of the king |
| BCE |
Before the Current Era (corresponds to Before
Christ – BC – in the Gregorian Calendar) |
| CE |
Current Era (corresponds to Anno Domini
– AD – in the Gregorian Calendar) |
| Chaddampiar |
Tamil title, meaning teacher |
| Chakravarti |
Emperor |
| Dom |
see Don |
| Don (also Dom) |
In local usage, an inherited Portuguese title,
equating to knighthood in the British Imperial system (both
hereditary and appointed). Early Portuguese administrators
used the title 'Dom' to refer to Sri Lankans of noble descent,
granted Sri Lankans the title as a courtesy when they were
appointed to local administrative positions and also allowed
Sri Lankans to purchase hereditary use of the title. Under
the Dutch and British, this was commonly replaced by 'Don' |
| ED |
Efficiency Decoration (Sri Lanka army medal)
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| Gate Mudaliyar |
see Mudaliyar |
| Irumarapuntuyar |
Title associated with Jaffna royalty. Possibly
combination of 'Rama' and 'Pandya' - i.e. a reference to
Rameswaram, the home of Vijeya Kulangkai Ariyar Chakravarti,
and the Pandyan descent of the Ariyar Chakravarti kings.
If this is correct, a more familiar contemporary transliteration
of the title might be something like 'Ramapandya' - at least
two roughly contemporaneous Pandyan kings of the late Pandyan
period (Varathungga Ramapandya -1588 CE and Adhi Vira Ramapandya
-1564-1604 CE) used this title. This is after the Portuguese
arrived in Lanka and before the Dutch took over in the late
1600s. |
| Kovil |
Temple |
| Kumar (also Kumaran) |
Prince |
| Maha Mudaliyar |
see Mudaliyar |
| Maharajah |
see Rajah |
| MBE |
Member of the British Empire (British honour)
|
| Mudali |
see Mudaliyar |
| Mudaliyar (also
Mudali, Gate Mudaliyar, Maha Mudaliyar) |
Ancient title, from the Tamil word for 'leader'
or 'principal'. Used by the Tamil and Sinhalese kings for
high officials in the feudal structure, then later used
by the Portuguese, Dutch and British for appointed officials.
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| MVO |
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (British
honour) |
| Notary |
an officer of the court and the civil administration,
capable of receiving oaths and witnessing affidavits |
| OBE |
Order of the British Empire (British honour)
|
| Parakesari |
see Rajakesari |
| Pararajasekaran
(also Segarajasekaran) |
The titles used by the Ariyar Chakravarti
Emperors in alternation – similar usage was made of the
titles rajakesari and parakesari by the Chola Emperors.
|
| Proctor |
an officer of the court – an advocate |
| Pullavar |
Tamil title, meaning poet |
| Rajah (also Maharajah) |
King |
| Rajakesari (also
Parakesari) |
The titles used by the Chola Emperors in
alternation. |
| Segarajasekeran |
see Pararajasekaran |
| Shroff |
an officer of the civil administration |
| Udaiyar |
Tamil title, feudal lord of a village |
| Vidane |
Tamil title |
