courtier

Definitions


[ˈkɔːtɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen
(e.g: the Queen had reportedly told courtiers she was intent on being at the ceremony)


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Origin:
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French cortoyer ‘be present at court’, from cort (see court)




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