COURTESY TITLE


Meaning of COURTESY TITLE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1865

1 : a title (as “ Lord ” added to the Christian name of a peer's younger son) used in addressing certain lineal relatives of British peers

2 : a title (as “ Professor ” for any teacher) taken by the user and commonly accepted without consideration of official right

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.