courtesy title

noun

A person's title that has no legal validity but is used through custom or courtesy, particularly for children of the nobility.

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Meanings

nouncourtesy title (plural courtesy titles)

plural courtesy titles

  1. A person's title that has no legal validity but is used through custom or courtesy, particularly for children of the nobility.
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APA

courtesy title. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtesy%20title

MLA

“courtesy title.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtesy%20title. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “courtesy title,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtesy%20title.

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