Courtesy Title

In the context of nobility, a courtesy title is a title that is not a substantive title but rather is used through custom or courtesy.

In some contexts, courtesy title is used to mean the more general concept of a title or honorific such as Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., miss, sir, and madam.

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    “I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking. I could well wish courtesy would invent some other custom of entertainment.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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    exactly at the moment when
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