courtier
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courtier
- /ˈkɔɹtiɚ/ US
- /ˈkɔːtɪə/ UK
- /ˈko(ː)ɹtiɚ/
- /ˈkoətɪə/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tiə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English courteour, from Anglo-Norman corteour, Old French cortoiier, from cort (“court”). By surface analysis, court + -ier.
noun courtiers
- A person in attendance at a royal court. By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have taken note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.
- A person who flatters in order to seek favour. People shouted cheerfully and flinched, but the Prime Minister didn't flinch, she fortified her voice with a firm diapason as if rising to the challenge of a rowdy Chamber. Around her her courtiers started like pheasants.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Sephisa.
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noun attendant at a royal court
| Español | cortesano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정신 jeongsin |
| 日本語 | 廷臣 teishin |
| 中文 | 廷臣 tíngchén, 朝臣 cháochén |
| Português | cortesão |
| Français | courtisan |
| Deutsch | Höfling |
| Italiano | cortigiano |
| Ελληνικά | αυλικός avlikós |
| Română | curtean |
| Русский | придво́рный pridvórnyj, придво́рная pridvórnaja, царедво́рец caredvórec |
| Tiếng Việt | triều thần, cận thần |
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title = {courtier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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