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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 ...
Laird is a courtesy title for the owners of some long-established Scottish estates; the title is attached to the estate, not to the family of the owner. Traditionally, a laird is formally styled in the manner evident on the 1730 tombstone in a Scottish kirkyard (churchyard). It reads: "The Much Honoured John Grant Laird of
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 ...
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Laird is a Scottish hereditary feudal dignity ranking below a Scottish Baron but above an Esquire; Esquire is a rank of gentry originally derived from Squire and indicating the status of an attendant to a knight, an apprentice knight, or a manorial lord; [41] it ranks below Knight (or in Scotland below Laird) but above Gentleman. [e] [f]
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
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 ...
The British nobility is made up of the peerage (titled nobility) and the gentry (untitled nobility) of the British Isles.In the UK nobility is formally exclusive to peers of the realm, however less formally an untitled nobility also exists across the British isles through feudal remnants, the clan systems, and the heraldic traditions of the isles with some legal recognitions and privileges.