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单词 courtesy title
释义

courtesy title


noun

a title applied or assumed through custom, courtesy, or association and without regard for its being officially merited.
a title allowed by custom, as to the children of dukes.

Origin of courtesy title

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby courtesy title

courtesan, courtesy, courtesy car, courtesy card, courtesy light, courtesy title, court hand, courthouse, courtier, courting mirror, court-leet
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British Dictionary definitions for courtesy title

courtesy title

noun

any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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