D.

D. (usually preceded in English by the) is the abbreviation for the Spanish honorific Don and the Portuguese honorific Dom, a mark of high esteem for a distinguished Christian hidalgo or nobleman. It is still the usual form to refer to a known priest, as in French Dom. The use is roughly comparable to the style The Honourable in British custom, but closer to Lord or Lady, although the analogy is a loose one, at best. The female version is Dª for Doña (Spanish) and Dona (Portuguese).

See also

• Don Camillo
• Don Carlos
• Don Juan
• Don Pasquale
• Don Quixote
• Dom Pedro

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