Definitions for: Courtier


[n] an attendant at the court of a sovereign



Webster (1913) Definition: Court"ier (k?rt"y?r), n. [From Court.]
1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who
has an appointment at court.

You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state
affairs. --Bacon.

This courtier got a frigate, and that a company.
--Macaulay.

2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.

There was not among all our princes a greater
courtier of the people than Richard III. --Suckling.

See Also: attendant, attender, Comtesse Du Barry, Damocles, Du Barry, Marie Jeanne Becu, Ralegh, Raleigh, Sir John Suckling, Sir Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Suckling, tender, Walter Ralegh, Walter Raleigh

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