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Laird
Laird () is a Scottish word for minor lord (or landlord) and is a designation that applies to an owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate. In the traditional Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranked below a baron and above a gentleman. This rank was held only by those holding official recognition in a territorial designation by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. They are usually styled [name] [surname] of [lairdship]. However, since "laird" is a courtesy title, it has no formal status in law.

Thomas the Rhymer
13th-century Scottish laird and reputed prophet from Earlston
Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick
Olympic sailor

Joseph Farquharson
British artist (1846-1935)
William Maitland of Lethington
Scottish politician