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Definition of Courtier
1. Noun. An attendant at the court of a sovereign.
Specialized synonyms: Damocles, Comtesse Du Barry, Du Barry, Marie Jeanne Becu, Ralegh, Raleigh, Sir Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Walter Ralegh, Walter Raleigh, Sir John Suckling, Suckling
Definition of Courtier
1. n. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
Definition of Courtier
1. Noun. A person in attendance at a royal court. ¹
2. Noun. A person who flatters in order to seek favour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Courtier
1. one who attends a royal court [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Courtier
Literary usage of Courtier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs edited by Thomas Percy (1900)
"... old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his
gate Like an old courtier of the queen's, And the queen's old courtier. ..."
2. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"FIRST courtier. Strange things have happened since you left our court. ...
FIRST courtier. One thing in various shapes ; But you shall hear it as 'tis most ..."
3. The Italian Renaissance in England: Studies by Lewis Einstein (1902)
"In advance of the rest of Europe, the career of the courtier as a diplomat had
long been foreseen in Italy. In addition, however, his main function was ..."
4. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1864)
"They check the Development of great Characters. — Democratic Republics, organized
like the United States, infuse the courtier-spirit into ..."
5. Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English by Egerton Brydges (1815)
"The fourth, of the ende of a courtier, and of honest love. This edition is printed
in three columns, viz. Italian in italics, French in Roman, ..."
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