The San Pedro Sun this week caught my eye and made me begin to wonder when It referred to our mayor as, 'Her Worship Mayor Elsa Paz'.
So many quirks of the British Empire have slipped into our life here in Belize with out question, I wonder if we should not rethink some of them.
wor�ship (w�rshp)
n.
1.
a. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
b. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
2. Ardent devotion; adoration.
3. often Worship Chiefly British Used as a form of address for magistrates, mayors, and certain other dignitaries: Your Worship.