COURTIERS

Noun

courtiers

plural of courtier

Anagrams

• outcriers, scrutoire

Source: Wiktionary


COURTIER

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



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