ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv sˈeɪnt ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə hˈaɪɪst ɛstˈiːm ænd wʌz nˌɑːt jˈuːʒuːəli bᵻstˈoʊd əpˌɑːn pˈiːpəl bᵻlˌoʊ ðə ɹˈæŋk ʌv luːtˈɛnəntdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɔːɹ ɐn ˈiːkwəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl stˈæɾəs.
The Order of Saint Alexander was granted the highest esteem and was not usually bestowed upon people below the rank of Lieutenant-General or an equal political status.