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<hw>Cour"te*ous</hw> <tt>(k?r"t?-?s; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>cortais</ets>, <ets>corteis</ets>, <ets>cortois</ets>, rarely <ets>corteous</ets>, OF. <ets>corties</ets>, <ets>corteis</ets>, F. <ets>courtois</ets>. See <er>Court</er>.]</ety> <def>Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or exxpressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.</def>

<blockquote>A patient and <b>courteous</b> bearing. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>His behavior toward his people is grave and <b>courteous</b>. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Courteously</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Cour"te*ous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a courteous manner.</def>

<h1>Courteousness</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Cour"te*ous*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.</def>

<h1>Courtepy</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Cour"te*py</hw> <tt>(k??r"t?-p?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>kort</ets> short + <ets>pije</ets> a coarse cloth.]</ety> <def>A short coat of coarse cloth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Full threadbare was his overeste <b>courtepy</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Courter</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Court"er</hw> <tt>(k?rt"?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who courts; one who plays the lover, or who solicits in marriage; one who flatters and cajoles.</def>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Courtesan</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Cour"te*san</hw> <tt>(k?r"t?-z?n; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>courtisane</ets>, fr. <ets>courtisan</ets> courtier, It. <ets>cortigiano</ets>; or directly fr. It. <ets>cortigiana</ets>, or Sp. <ets>cortesana</ets>. See <er>Court</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.</def>

<blockquote>Lasciviously decked like a <b>courtesan</b>. <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Courtesanship</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Cour"te*san*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Harlotry.</def>

<h1>Courtesy</h1> <Xpage=335>

<hw>Cour"te*sy</hw> <tt>(k?r"t?-s?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Courtesies</plw> <tt>(-s<?/z)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>cortaisie</ets>, <ets>corteisie</ets>, <ets>courtesie</ets>, OF. <ets>curteisie</ets>, <ets>cortoisie</ets>, OF. <ets>curteisie</ets>, <ets>cortoisie</ets>, F. <ets>courtoisie</ets>, fr. <ets>curteis</ets>, <ets>corteis</ets>. See <er>Courteous</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.</def>

<blockquote>And trust thy honest-offered <b>courtesy</b>, With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls And courts of princes, where it first was named, And yet is most pretended. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more I use the ancient <b>courtesies</b> of speech. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.</def>

<blockquote>My lord, for your many <b>courtesies</b> I thank you. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; <as>as, a title given one by <ex>courtesy</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Courtesy title</col>, <cd>a title assumed by a person, or popularly conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the <i>courtesy title</i> of <i>Lord</i> prefixed to the names of the younger sons of noblemen.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Politiness; urbanity; civility; complaisance; affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement; courtliness; good breeding. See <er>Politeness</er>.</syn>

<h1>Courtesy</h1> <Xpage=335>