Definitions for courtier
ˈkɔr ti ər, ˈkoʊr-courtier

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courtiernoun

   an attendant at the court of a sovereign

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courtiernoun

   A person in attendance at a royal court.

2. courtiernoun

   A person who flatters in order to seek favour.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtiernoun

   Etymology: from court.

   1. One that frequents or attends the courts of princes.

   He hath been a courtier, he swears. ———— If any man doubts that, let him put me to my purgation. I have trod a measure; I have flattered a lady; I have been politick with my friend, smooth with mine enemy; I have undone three taylors; I have had four quarrels, and like to have fought one. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   You are a flattering boy; now, I see you’ll be a courtier. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

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

   The principal figure in a picture, is like a king among his courtiers, who ought to dim the lustre of all his attendants. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   2. One that courts or solicits the favour of another.

   What
   Made thee, all honour’d honest Roman Brutus,
   With the arm’d rest, courtiers of beauteous freedom,
   To drench the capitol? William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.

   There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard the IIId. not out of fear, but wisdom. John Suckling.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtier

   A courtier () is a person who attends the royal court of a monarch or other royalty. The earliest historical examples of courtiers were part of the retinues of rulers. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the official residence of the monarch, and the social and political life were often completely mixed together.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtiernoun

   one who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court

2. Courtiernoun

   one who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters

3. Etymology: [From Court.]

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1. Courtier

   A courtier is a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. Historically the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and the social and political life were often completely mixed together. A female courtier was called a courtesan, although today this name has come to be associated with female entertainers who served the upper classes.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COURTIER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Courtier is ranked #58481 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Courtier surname appeared 347 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Courtier.
   
   85.8% or 298 total occurrences were White.
   5.1% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.7% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.1% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
   2% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Attendant

Anagrams for courtier »

1. outcrier

How to pronounce courtier?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of courtier in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of courtier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of courtier in a Sentence

1. Kailey Chambers:

   I don't care if I'm the only person on the trail looking for Suzanne Courtier, I'm not going to stop until I find Suzanne Courtier, i know Suzanne Courtier would not give up on me, so I refuse to give up on Suzanne Courtier.

2. Walter Lippmann:

   The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.

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