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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