I asked this question on the World Building Stack Exchange yesterday. My question was closed fairly quickly, but people seemed to think that, nevertheless, it was an interesting question, and someone suggested that I ask a related question on this site instead.
I'm building a fictional universe in which there is a female-only quasi-Islamic order of chivalry. Members of this order are divided in three grades:
- The highest grade comes with the honorific ma'ali, and this actually forms a part of the recipient's name, e.g. Ma'ali Jane Smith. A recipient of this grade would be granted addressed, and also referred to in the third person, as Ma'ali Jane.
- The middle grade comes with the honorific alsayidat. A recipient of this grade would be addressed, and also referred to in the third person, as Alsayidat Jane.
- The lowest grade comes with the honorific anisa. A recipient of this grade would be addressed, and also referred to in the third person, as Anisa Jane.
How well does my fictional use of the above honorifics match real-world usage, present and/or past? If it doesn't match, is it at least a plausible adaptation of past or present practices?