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Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.
Edward VIII

Meaning of "courtier" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COURTIER

From Anglo-French courteour (unattested), from Old French corteier to attend at court.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COURTIER

courtier  [ˈkɔːtɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURTIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Courtier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COURTIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

courtier

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.

Definition of courtier in the English dictionary

The definition of courtier in the dictionary is an attendant at a court. Other definition of courtier is a person who seeks favour in an ingratiating manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COURTIER


artier
ˈɑːtɪə
Buryatia
bʊəˈjɑːtɪə
consortia
kənˈsɔːtɪə
dortier
ˈdɔːtɪə
hamartia
həˈmɑːtɪə
hydrometeor
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈmiːtɪə
lithometeor
ˌlɪθəˈmiːtɪə
luthier
ˈluːtɪə
meteor
ˈmiːtɪə
naughtier
ˈnɔːtɪə
partier
ˈpɑːtɪə
partyer
ˈpɑːtɪə
sestertia
sɛˈstɜːtɪə
shirtier
ˈʃɜːtɪə
shortia
ˈʃɔːtɪə
snootier
ˈsnuːtɪə
sportier
ˈspɔːtɪə
yautia
ˈjɔːtɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COURTIER

courtesy bus
courtesy call
courtesy car
courtesy card
courtesy coach
courtesy light
courtesy title
courtesy visit
courtezan
courthouse
courtierism
courtierlike
courtierly
courting couple
courtlet
courtlier
courtliest
courtlike
courtliness
courtling

WORDS THAT END LIKE COURTIER

bustier
Carpentier
Cartier
Charpentier
chocolatier
clartier
dirtier
frontier
Gaultier
Gautier
heartier
Parmentier
Pelletier
prettier
quartier
Sabatier
tastier
tier
two-tier
Whittier

Synonyms and antonyms of courtier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COURTIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «courtier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of courtier

Translation of «courtier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COURTIER

Find out the translation of courtier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of courtier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «courtier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朝臣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortesano
570 millions of speakers

English

courtier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दरबारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلاط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

придворный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cortesão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারিপার্শ্বিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courtisan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mahkamah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Höfling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

廷臣
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왕실 사람들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abdi dalem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cận thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசவையினரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोर्टियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saray mensubu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cortigiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dworzanin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

придворний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curtean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυλικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koninklike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hovman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoffmann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of courtier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTIER»

The term «courtier» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «courtier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «courtier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about courtier

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3 QUOTES WITH «COURTIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word courtier.
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Edward VIII
Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.
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Dave Hickey
Art editors and critics - people like me - have become a courtier class.
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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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURTIER»

Discover the use of courtier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to courtier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of the Courtier
An insider's view of court life and culture during the Renaissance, here is the handiwork of a 16th-century diplomat who was called upon to resolve the differences in a war of etiquette among the Italian nobility.
Baldassare Castiglione, 2012
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The Book of the Courtier
In The Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court.
Baldesar Castiglione, 2004
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The Book of the Courtier
An insider's view of court life and culture during the Renaissance, 'The Book of the Courtier' is the handiwork of a diplomat who was called upon to resolve the differences in a war of etiquette among the Italian nobility.
Baldassare Castiglione, 2003
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The Book of the Courtier
The English translation of Leonard E. Opdycke of this important historical writing is presented here in this edition of The Book of the Courtier.
Baldesar Castiglione, 2010
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Galileo, Courtier: The Practice of Science in the Culture of ...
Galileo, Courtier is a fascinating cultural and social history of science highlighting the workings of power, patronage, and credibility in the development of science.
Mario Biagioli, 1994
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The Fortunes of the Courtier: The European Reception of ...
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano d or Book of the Courtier d from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
Peter Burke, 2013
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Charlemagne's Courtier: The Complete Einhard
The latter work transports us into an almost unknown world as Einhard, the cool rationalist, arranges for a relic salesman, a veritable bone seller, to acquire saints? relics from Italy for installation into his new church.
Paul Edward Dutton, 2013
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Warrior, Courtier, Singer: Giulio Cesare Brancaccio and the ...
Richard Wistreich examines Brancaccio's life in detail and considers the mental and social world of a warrior and courtier with musical skills in a broader context.
Dr Richard Wistreich, 2013
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The Elizabethan Courtier Poets: Their Poems and Their Contexts
Part I, a critical history of the verse, elucidates the social, cultural, and political dimensions of the works and their authors. Part II provides biographies of 32 courtier poets, with generous selections of their poetry."
Steven W. May, 1999
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From Criminal to Courtier: The Soldier in Netherlandish Art ...
At once military, social and art history, this book elucidates various visual media, much of it little known, that denounce military cruelty in the Netherlands of the 16th and 17th century.
David Kunzle, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURTIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term courtier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lee leads Barking to victory
Di Parsons (54.42), Gary Harford (54.44), Alison Fryatt (56.30), Dennis Spencer-Perkins (57.28) and Rob Courtier (57.41) also completed the ... «Barking and Dagenham Post, Jul 15»
2
La Conseillante, Petit Village appoint new technical directors
Laporte confirmed to decanter.com that he is joining a Bordeaux courtier firm, although said it was too early for an official announcement. «decanter.com, Jul 15»
3
Crossword roundup: did anyone say 'Tennis, anyone'?
Courtier is happy to be revealed as John Barrett, Davis Cup and Wimbledon player in the 1950s and 1960s, TV commentator for the BBC and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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What Shahid Kapoor & Mira Rajput Will Wear For The Big Day Today!
What Shahid Kapoor & Mira Rajput Will Wear For The Big Day Today! Mumbai-based designer Kunal Rawal is the courtier for Shahid's outfits. «koimoi, Jul 15»
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Letters: What the Vancouver vote means
The earl of Rochester, a much-favoured courtier, pinned these verses on the king's bedroom door: Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King «National Post, Jul 15»
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Prince George Stole the Show in Red Shorts at Sister Charlotte's …
And just like her brother before her, Princess Charlotte was decked out in a long and lavish hand-made dress by the Queen's courtier, Angela ... «Fashionista, Jul 15»
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Red-hot Rebels leave Model boys cursing a lost summer
They needed to compete with their men rather than play courtier at their shoulders. And Wexford, to be fair, did manage that on the resumption. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Our Founders, alien-obsessed: Adams and Franklin had a thing …
Matthew Stewart is the author of The Courtier and the Heretic and The Management Myth: Debunking the Modern Philosophy of Business. «Salon, Jul 15»
9
We want to be fa-Moose
The newish comics competing for the title are: Jay Hampson, Luke Courtier, George Lewis, Mo Gilligan, Colin Chadwick, Sophie Willan, James ... «Chortle, Jul 15»
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Bristol Boys claim the treble despite recording 0-0 draw with Potters …
Harvey Greenslade and Benjamin Courtier came close to forcing openings in the Potters defence, before Courtier came agonisingly close to ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»

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