courtier


   

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Court"ier (kōrt"y&etilde;r), n. [From Court.]

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

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

This courtier got a frigate, and that a company.
Macaulay.

2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.

There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III.
Suckling.



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