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It reads: "The Much Honoured John Grant Laird of Glenmoriston". The section titled Scottish Feudal Baronies in Debrett's states that the use of the prefix "The Much Hon." is correct, but that "most lairds prefer the unadorned name and territorial designation". The wife of a laird is traditionally accorded the courtesy title of Lady. [20] [21 ...
Laird (earlier lard) is the now-standard Scots pronunciation (and phonetic spelling) of the word that is pronounced and spelled in standard English as lord. [3] As can be seen in the Middle English version of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, [4] specifically in the Reeve's Tale, Northern Middle English had a where Southern Middle English had o, a difference still found in standard English two and ...
The following is a list of Scottish clans (with and without chiefs) – including, when known, their heraldic crest badges, tartans, mottoes, and other information. The crest badges used by members of Scottish clans are based upon armorial bearings recorded by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland.
Mr Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington. Ardverikie House, Scottish Highlands. Muncaster Castle. Mrs Althea Dundas-Becker. Arniston House, Midlothian. Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame. Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire. Sir John Roderick Hugh McEwen of Marchmont and Bardrochat Bt, Commander of Clan MacEwen.
Chief, chieftain or laird (Only lairds recognised in a territorial designation by the Lord Lyon) John Smith of Smith or John Smith of Edinburgh or John Smith of that Ilk or The Smith of Smith or The Smith of Edinburgh or The Smith [e] (only the 2nd form of address above applies to lairds) Sir or Dear Edinburgh (if placename in title) or Dear ...
Bethune of Balfour is an ancient Scottish family who from about 1375 to 1888 were lairds of Balfour in Fife, an estate in the Lowlands parish of Markinch.Originating before the year 1000 in the town of Béthune, then in the county of Flanders, over the centuries the pronunciation of the family name shifted from the original French bay-tune to the Scots bee-t'n, usually written Beaton.
A Lord in the Baronage of Scotland is an ancient title of nobility, held in baroneum, which Latin term means that its holder, who is a lord, is also always a baron.The holder may or may not be a Lord of Regality, which meant that the holder was appointed by the Crown and had the power of "pit and gallows", meaning the power to authorise the death sentence.
The Sutherlands of Forse were a minor Scottish noble family. Kenneth Sutherland, 1st of Forse was the second son of William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland. [ 1 ] They were a cadet branch of the Clan Sutherland. The Sutherland Lairds of Forse were seated at Forse Castle on the east coast of the county of Caithness. [ 2 ]