RangerJoe
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Zorch, Gentlemen are the men with titles and Ladies either have their own title, are married to a man with a title, or both. Men do not take a title from their wife so if they do not have a title on their own, they are referred to as a "consort" which I think is another term for "Stud." No, this might once have been the definition, but it is no longer so. Languages evolve. And so does the meaning of words. And nowdays men do get titles from their wife. And has for quite some time. Well, that Dame Holmes is a Lady and if she is married the rules state that the husband does not gain the title. Prince Phillip is referred to as a consort.
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