K.G.C.B. (historical style)

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K.G.C.B. (historical style) is an older formal abbreviation used to denote a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, one of the highest ranks in this British order of chivalry.

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K.G.C.B. (historical style) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
post-nominal letters
abbreviationOf Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
appliesTo male recipients
associatedWithTitle Sir
category British post-nominal letters
chivalric styles
componentOf recipient’s full titulature
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
denotesRankInOrder Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
followsNameOf Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
genderedFormOf G.C.B.
hasComponent B.
C.
G.
K.
historicalUsage older formal abbreviation
language English
notationType rank-specific abbreviation
order Most Honourable Order of the Bath
linked to: Order of the Bath
rankLevel highest class of the Order of the Bath
relatedTo Order of the Bath
status largely obsolete
usedHistoricallyBy British government
linked to: UK government

Court Circular
usedIn British honours system
United Kingdom

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