List of Latin honorifics
Below is a list of Latin honorifics and their abbreviations found in various texts, not necessarily Latin.
Certain honorifics may be prepended with the intensive prefix prae-, indicating very high degree, e.g., praepotens, as well as used in superlative form, such as [|clarissimus], and even constructed by the combination of the two lexical devices, as in exellens -> praexcellens -> praexellentissimum.
| abbreviation | Latin | translation | usage and notes | - |
| c. | circumspectus | well-considered, prudent, remarkable | - | |
| c. mg. | circumspectus magister | well-considered master | - | |
| c. v. | circumspectus vir | well-considered man | - | |
| clarissimus | most distinguished | Used for late Roman officials of "entry level" senatorial rank, for provincial governors and lesser officials of the comitatus | - | |
| d. | discretus, discreta | from "discerno"; illustrious, distinguished | - | |
| d. v. | discretus vir | distinguished man | - | |
| e. | egregius | distinguished, eminent | In the meaning "superior" it was also used as a honorific title for emperors | - |
| e. mg. | egregius magister | distinguished master | - | |
| e. n. | egregius et nobilis | distinguished and noble | - | |
| e. v. | egregius vir | distinguished man | - | |
| f. v. | fidedignus vir | faithful, trustworthy man | - | |
| g. | generosus, generosa | - | ||
| g. m. | generosus et magnificus, generosa et magnifica | - | ||
| hon. | honestus, honesta | - | ||
| h. | honorabilis | - | ||
| h. mg. | honorabilis magister | - | ||
| h. v. | honorabilis vir | - | ||
| i. | illustris, illustrisimus, illustrisima | - | ||
| i.v. | idoneus vir | proper man | - | |
| inlustris | illustrious | Used for late Roman officials of the highest rank: praetorian and urban prefects, Masters of Soldiers, and members of the comitatus | - | |
| m. | magnificus | - | ||
| m. e. v. | magnificus et egregius vir | - | ||
| m. v. | magnificus vir | - | ||
| n. | nobilis | - | ||
| n. e. | nobilis et egreguis | - | ||
| n. g. v. | nobilis et generosus vir | - | ||
| n. h. | nobilis et honestus/honesta | - | ||
| n. mg. | nobilis magister | - | ||
| n. s. mg. | nobilis et strenuus magister | - | ||
| n. v. | nobilis vir | - | ||
| p. | providus | prudent | - | |
| p. hon. | providus et honestus | prudent and honest | ||
| p. v. | providus vir | prudent man | French prud'-homme is a calque of p.v. | - |
| p. i. | probus et idoneus | honest and proper | - | - |
| pot. m. | potens vir et magnificus | - | ||
| pr. | prudens | - | ||
| pr. c. | prudens et circumspectus | - | ||
| pr. v. | prudens vir | - | ||
| r. | reverendus, reverendissimus | - | ||
| rel. | religiosus, religiosa | - | ||
| rel. v. | religiosus vir | - | ||
| sap. | sapiens | - | ||
| spectabilis | respectable | Used for late Roman officials of middle rank, such as proconsuls, counts, dukes, and vicars | - | |
| s. m. | spectabilis et magnificus | - | ||
| str. m. | strenuus miles | - | ||
| str. mg. | strenuus magister | - | ||
| v. | venerabilis | - | ||
| v. d. | venerabilis et deodevotus | - | ||
| v. e. | venerabilis et egregius | - |