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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Famous quotes containing the words courtesy and/or title:

    “My generation of radicals and breakers-down never found anything to take the place of the old virtues of work and courage and the old graces of courtesy and politeness.”
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

    “It was his title that killed me. I had never spoken to a lord before. Oh, me! what a fool, what a beast I have been!”
    —Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)