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  2. False titles of nobility - Wikipedia

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    The opinion of the Lord Lyon has been criticised [by whom?] as the UK government allows the usage of Manorial Titles in British passports of the form: "THE HOLDER IS THE LORD OF THE MANOR/LAIRD OF [X]" (brackets added). [7] However, as a matter of Scots property law, souvenir plots cannot competently create a real right of ownership in Scots ...

  3. Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The son of the current Duke of Northumberland has the courtesy title of Earl Percy, and is addressed and referred to as "Lord Percy".. If a peer of one of the top three ranks of the peerage (a duke, a marquess or an earl) has more than one title, his eldest son – himself not a peer – may use one of his father's lesser titles "by courtesy".

  4. Laird - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Forms of address in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Lord President/Lord Justice General: My Lord/Lady Lord Justice Clerk: The Rt Hon (the) Lord/Lady Smith Lord Justice Clerk: Lord Justice Clerk: Lord Justice Clerk: My Lord/Lady Senator of the College of Justice and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court: The Hon./Rt Hon. (the) Lord/Lady Smith: Lord/Lady Smith: Lord/Lady Smith: My Lord/Lady ...

  6. Lords in the Baronage of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Honor Our Fallen Heroes by Reading These Memorial Day Quotes

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    Here, you'll find some amazing quotes that get the essence of Memorial Day just right. These Memorial Day quotes help give a reason to commemorate the sacrifice made for this country.

  8. Established Titles - Wikipedia

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    Established Titles is a company which sells souvenir plots of Scottish land from 1 sq ft (0.09 m 2) to 20 sq ft (1.86 m 2).The company retains legal ownership of the land. While the company claims that those who buy the 'plots' can choose to be titled Lord, Laird or Lady, as part of a supposed "traditional Scottish custom", souvenir plots are too small to be legally registered for ownership ...

  9. 115 of Abraham Lincoln's Most Memorable Quotes in Honor of ...

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    115 Abraham Lincoln Quotes. 1. "Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."