courtier
(noun) an attendant at the court of a sovereign
Source: WordNet® 3.1
courtier (plural courtiers)
A person in attendance at a royal court.
A person who flatters in order to seek favour.
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Sephisa.
• outcrier
Source: Wiktionary
Court"ier (krt"yr), n. Etym: [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. Macualay.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 December 2024
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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