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omg they made lemmy political

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[โ€“] AwesomeLowlander 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

You'll also see some fiction avoid the title "Empress" for the same reason.