Postnominal Initials used in Society Publications Sharp-eyed readers will note that many of the names listed on this web site and printed in our publications are followed by a group of letters. These are called “postnominal initials” or just “postnominals”. You've likely seen them used by professionals and academics, for example, MD or PhD are common, but they are far from the only examples. Postnominals are also used to show honors, membership in orders of chivalry, even military service. And of course for some honors granted by The Augustan Society. Listed below are the postnominals which have appeared in our publications and web sites. Note please that inclusion on this list dos not mean that The Augustan Society presently recognizes these organizations—indeed, some we have publicly disavowed! For a list of honors presently recognized by the Society, click here. You will find some common or expected postnominals are missing, likely because we have not yet seen them used in our publications or web sites. You will also find some rare postnominals that perhaps only one of our members is entitled to. Finally, the list also includes postnominals granted by The Augustan Society which are not widely recognized elsewhere, including some no longer used by the Society. As this is a working and unofficial list, some definitions may be incorrect, and some listings may be inappropriate, incorrect, or obsolete, and it is far from complete. We encourage those with more accurate information to help us by submitting corrections and additions to the Webmaster. The list is organized into groups in the sequence the postnominals are normally listed, with a few noted exceptions: Decorations and Honors MPH | Military Order of the Purple Heart, United States | Membership in Orders of Chivalry, Dynastic and State Orders, and Organizations of a Chivalric Character CEG | Knight Commander, Order of the Eagle of Georgia | CH | Companion, Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller* | ComNSC | Commander, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Vicosa | CPS | Companion, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | CTJ | Chaplain, Soverign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem | DCPS | Distinguished Companion, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | GCCK | Knight Grand Cross, Most Honorable Order of Omukama | GCDO | Grand Cross, Order of Danillo I | GCLJ | Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | GCPS | Grand Cordon, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | GCSE | Grand Cross, Military Order of Saint James of the Sword | GOSE | Grand Officer, Order of the Star of Ethiopia | GOTJ | Grand Officer, Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem* | KC*HS LC*HS | Knight/Lady Grand Officer, Order of the Holy Sepulchre | KCEG | Knight Commander, Order of the Eagle of Georgia | KCHS LCHS | Knight/Lady Commander, Order of the Holy Sepulchre | KCHSJ | Knight Commander, Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | KCMA | Knight Commander, Equestrian Order of Michael Archangel | KCN | Knight, Constantinian Order; or Knight Commander, Order of the Nation | KCStS | Knight Commander, Order of St. Stanislas* | KdB | Knight de Bryan* | KEG | Knight, Order of the Eagle of Georgia | KGCHS LGCHS | Knight/Lady Grand Cross, Order of the Holy Sepulchre | KHS | Knight, Order of the Holy Sepulchre | KJ | Knight, Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem | KLJ DLJ | Knight/Dame,Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | KM | Knight of Grace, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta | KMLJ | Knight of Merit, Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | KMOb | Knight of Obedience, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta | KMS | Knight of Merit, House of Savoy | KNS | Knight of the North Star (now Knight of the Polar Star, Sweden)* | KSE | Knight, Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of the Ethiopian Empire | KSMA | Knight, Royal Brotherhood of St. Michael of the Wing (Real Irmandade de Sao Miguel de Ala) | KStJ | Knight, Venerable Order of St. John | Kt | Knight | KtB | Knight Bachelor (Yugoslavia)* | KtB(Y) | Hereditary Knight Bachelor (Yugoslavia)* | KTJ DTJ | Knight/Dame, Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem* | MCinn | Member, Society of the Cincinnati | MH | Member, Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller* | MPS | Member, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | MSE | Member, Imperial Order of the Star of Ethiopia | MStJ | Member, Venerable Order of St. John | MVO | Member, Royal Victorian Order | OCS | Officer, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | OEBKKJ | Hereditary Knight, Royal Order of the Engabu | OLJ | Officer, Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | OMLJ | Officer of Merit, Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | OPS | Officer, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | OSS | Member, Order of St. Stanislas* | OStJ | Officer, Venerable Order of St. John | PCS | Royal and Hashemite Order of the Companions of the Pearl (formerly: Companion of the Pearl Collar, Order of the Pearl of Sulu) | RCPS | Royal Companion, Order of the Pearl of Sulu | SChLJ | Senior Chaplain, Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem* | SMA | Knight and Professed Brother, Order of St. Michael of the Wing | SMOTJ | Member, Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem | University Degrees DC | Doctor of Chiropractic | DD | Doctor of Divinity | DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery | DMin | Doctor of Ministry | DO | Doctor of Osteopathy | DSc | Doctor of Science | JD | Doctor of Jurisprudence | MD | Doctor of Medicine | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | ThD | Doctor of Theology | AM | Master of Arts | EdS | Educational Specialist | MA | Master of Arts | MBA | Master of Business Administration | MDiv | Master of Divinity | MEd | Master of Education | MPH | Master of Public Health | MS | Master of Science | MSLS | Master of Science, Library Science | STM | Sacrae Theologiae Magister | BA | Bachelor of Arts | BS | Bachelor of Science | BSBA | Bachelor of Science, Business Administration | BSEE | Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering | BTh | Bachelor of Theology | LLB | Bachelor of Laws | STL | Sacrae Theologiae Lector | Religious Orders OSB | Member, Order of St. Benedict | Professional Designations CG | Certified Genealogist | CPA | Certified Public Accountant | CRM | Certified Records Manager | Esq. | Esquire (admitted to the Bar, US) | LCGI | Licentiateship of the City & Guilds of London Institute | Membership and Fellowship in Learned Societies AKB | Member, Association of Knights Bachelor* | FBCS | Fellow, British Computer Society (1956) | FRAI | Fellow, Royal Anthropological Institue (1871) | FRAS | Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society (1823) | FRSA | Fellow, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (1754) | FSA Scot | Fellow, Society of Antiquarians of Scotland (1780) | FSO | Fellow, The Octavian Society (activities suspended)* | Augustan Society Honors OAE | Order of the Augustan Eagle | DEMA | Dame Evelyn Metzler Award* | FAS | Fellow of the Augustan Society | OAA | Member, Hereditary Order of Armigerous Augustans (disbanded)* | MR | Magister Rosae, Noble Company of the Rose | MRE | Magister Rosae Emeritus, Noble Company of the Rose | LMR | Lieutenant Magister Rosae, Noble Company of the Rose | KCR DCR | Knight/Dame, Noble Company of the Rose | ECR | Esquire, Noble Company of the Rose | MAS | Member, The Augustan Society* | SDLKJ | Member, Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem* | ODI | Member, Order of Descendants of Ireland (now Society of Descendants of Ireland)* | ODS | Member, Order of Descendants of Scotland (now Society of Descendants of Scotland)* | OC | Member, Order of the Conqueror (now Society of Descendants of the Conquest)* | OCC | Member, Order of the Conqueror's Companions (now Society of Descendants of the Conquest)* | RG | Registered Genealogist | RH | Registered Heraldist | AS | Associate, The Augustan Society* | Membership in the Armed Forces AUS Ret | Army of the United States, Retired | RSAR Ret | Royal South Australia Regiment, Retired | USA Ret | United States Army, Retired | USAF Ret | United States Air Force, Retired | USAR Ret | United States Army Reserve, Retired | USN Ret | United States Navy, Retired | * These postnominals are not presently recognized by the Society. 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