Maître

Maître (spelled Maitre according to post-1990 spelling rules) is a commonly used honorific for lawyers, judicial officers and notaries in France, Belgium, Switzerland and French-speaking parts of Canada.[1] It is often written in its abbreviated form M^e or plural M^es in Belgian French and Canadian English.

The origin of the honorific Maître is from the civil law tradition, and still widely used in France and Québec.

See also

Esquire § Usage in the United States, equivalent honorific for lawyers in American English

References

"Notaries Act, CQLR c N-3, s 19".

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