Sri Lankan Honours System - Former Titles

Former Titles

  • Adhipadya (Duke)
  • Sarmiwaraya (Lord)
  • Srimath (Sir)
  • Maha Manya (The Right Honourable)
  • Adigar - Originally a Kandian title of high office continued by the British
  • Dissava - Originally a Kandian title of high office continued by the British
  • Rate Mahatmaya - Originally a Kandian title of high office continued by the British
  • Mudaliyar - Originally a Portuguese title of office continued by the British
  • Malalgoda, Kitsiri (1976). Buddhism in Sinhalese society 1750-1900. University of California Press. p. 43. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

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