• A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but is rather used by custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the...
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  • A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer, as well as certain officials...
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    has dictated the use of the courtesy title Dr by physicians and general practitioners. However, surgeons do not use the title of Dr and, due to the origins...
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  • frequently in second person form. Given names are often preceded by the courtesy title khun when addressing friends or acquaintances. Given names are sometimes...
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  • French courtesy title, abbreviated Mlle or Dlle, traditionally given to an unmarried woman. The equivalent in English is "Miss". The courtesy title "Madame"...
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  • duke, marquess or earl may use any subsidiary title of that peer (usually the most senior) as a courtesy title, provided that it does not cause confusion...
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  • This is a list of courtesy titles used for the heirs of currently extant titles in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the...
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    themselves, to state the pronouns and courtesy title that should be used for them. "Mx." was one of the titles that participants were invited to use....
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    Viscount (category Men's social titles)
    to hold the courtesy title of viscount if the duke's eldest son has the courtesy title marquess and his eldest son, in turn, uses the title of earl. A...
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  • title, in the United Kingdom, is a title of nobility which is owned in its own right, as opposed to titles shared among cadets, borne as a courtesy title...
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  • Lord (redirect from Herr (title))
    also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to...
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  • before first names except in certain circumstances, for example as courtesy titles for younger sons, etc., of peers. In Scotland "Lord of Parliament"...
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  • Laird (redirect from Laird (title))
    styled [name] [surname] of [lairdship]. However, since "laird" is a courtesy title, it has no formal status in law. Historically, the term bonnet laird...
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  • respectful title for women in South Asia when added to the given name. Lord, a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The...
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    convention Courtesy title, a form of address in systems of nobility used by children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer False titles of nobility...
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    legitimate male line in 1727. The title was later revived by Orléanist claimants to the throne of France as a courtesy title. Bouchard Ratepilate (c. 930 –...
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    Duke of Devonshire (category Noble titles created in 1694)
    and the most famous member of the Cavendish family. Known under his courtesy title of Marquess of Hartington until 1891, he held political office for a...
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  • subsidiary title as courtesy titles: note the absence of "The" before the title. If applicable, eldest sons of courtesy marquesses or courtesy earls also...
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    title Marquess of Blandford is used as the courtesy title for the Duke's eldest son and heir. The Duke's eldest son's eldest son can use the courtesy...
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  • languages, for a Khan's Queen-consort, or in some traditions extended as a courtesy title (a bit like Lady for women not married to a Lord, which is the situation...
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  • his death. From his birth until September 1987, he was known by the courtesy title Lord Porchester. A member of Hampshire County Council for 24 years,...
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    Esquire (category Men's social titles)
    /ˈɛskwaɪər/; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title. In the United Kingdom, esquire historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social...
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  • Duke of Vendôme (born 1965) - son of Henri The title Duke of Montpensier has been used as a courtesy title by other members of the House of Orléans: Antoine...
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    A courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; lit. 'character'), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given...
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    former presidents, holding that it was not proper to use the title as a courtesy title when addressing a former president. According to the official...
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    Duke (redirect from Duke (title))
    many ducal families every agnate would bear the ducal title of the family as a courtesy title. In Northern Italy some important sovereign ducal families...
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    Earl of Ormond, he adopted his father's junior title Viscount Rochford (created in 1525) as a courtesy title. He was accused of incest with his sister Anne...
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  • appellation "Lord" or "Lady" as a form of courtesy title as a product of their office. Those who hold feudal titles are, however, never accorded the honorific...
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  • centuries. Bey: a title junior to Pasha and conferred on civil and military officers on a personal basis; also borne as a courtesy title for the sons of...
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    Earl of Shaftesbury (category Noble titles created in 1672)
    he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of England. Baron Ashley is used as a courtesy title by the Earl's eldest son and heir...
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