Amendments 2001 to AACR2 revised rule 22.1C to provide for omitting British terms of honor (Sir, Dame, Lord, Lady) from headings for persons entered under surname. Rule 22.12B was also deleted from AACR2 and several examples were revised.

British terms of honor are still retained in statements of responsibility (rule 1.1F7) and can be added to headings to resolve conflicts (rule 22.19B1).

Previously, a British term of honor was included in the heading when the term commonly appeared with the name in works by the person or in reference sources. The term was added after the forename(s) when the person was the wife of a baronet or knight. The term was added before the forename(s) when the person was a baronet or knight; a dame of the Order of the British Empire or the Royal Victorian Order; a younger son of a duke, duchess, marquess, or marchioness; or a daughter of a duke, duchess, marquess, marchioness, earl, or countess.

LC practice: Effective December 2001, do not add a British term of honor to a newly established heading for a person entered under surname (unless rule 22.15A is applicable). (Note: For the period January 1, 1981-November 2001, LC added the British term of honor after the forename(s) for all persons when the term appeared in works by the person or in reference sources. For the period January 1, 1981-August 31, 1982, LC coded as "AACR2 compatible" headings that called for the British term of honor to be added before the forename(s). Beginning September 1, 1982, the headings were coded "AACR2." Existing headings should not be changed to reflect current policy unless the heading needs to be changed for another reason.)

See also:

22.1. General Rule