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courtiers

Syllables: cour·ti·ersUK/ˈkɔːtɪəz//ˈkɔɹtiɚz/

courtiers is the plural of courtier.

Meaning of courtier

Noun

courtier (plural courtiers)

  1. A person in attendance at a royal court.
    • By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have taken note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. A person who flatters in order to seek favour.
    • People shouted cheerfully and flinched, but the Prime Minister didn't flinch, she fortified her voice with a firm diapason as if rising to the challenge of a rowdy Chamber. Around her her courtiers started like pheasants.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 12, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
  3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Sephisa.

Questions about courtiers

What is courtiers the plural of?
Courtiers is the plural of courtier.
How do you pronounce courtiers?
Courtiers is pronounced /ˈkɔɹtiɚz/ (US).

Words near courtiers in the dictionary

  1. courtieresses
  2. courtierism
  3. courtierisms
  4. courtierlike
  5. courtierly
  6. courtiers
  7. courtiership
  8. courtierships
  9. courtiery
  10. courtin'
  11. courting

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