courtier

court·i·er

C0698400 (kôr′tē-ər, -tyər)n.1. An attendant at a sovereign's court.2. One who seeks favor, especially by insincere flattery or obsequious behavior.

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[Middle English courteour, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French cortoier, to be at a royal court, from cort, court; see court.]

courtier

(ˈkɔːtɪə) n1. an attendant at a court2. a person who seeks favour in an ingratiating manner[C13: from Anglo-French courteour (unattested), from Old French corteier to attend at court]

cour•ti•er

(ˈkɔr ti ər, ˈkoʊr-)

n. 1. a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage. 2. a person who flatters. [1250–1300; Middle English courteour < Anglo-French courte(i)our= Old French cortoy(er) to attend at court (derivative of court court) + Anglo-French -our < Latin -ōr- -or²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereignattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

courtier

noun attendant, follower, squire, pursuivant (Historical), train-bearer, liegeman (Historical) a courtier who worked in the royal householdQuotations
"The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word" [Jonathan Swift Thoughts on Various Subjects]

courtier

nounOne who flatters another excessively:adulator, flatterer, sycophant, toady.Informal: apple-polisher.

Translations

廷臣朝臣

court

(koːt) noun1. a place where legal cases are heard. a magistrates' court; the High Court. 法院 法院2. the judges and officials of a legal court. The accused is to appear before the court on Friday. 法庭 法官3. a marked-out space for certain games. a tennis-court; a squash court. 球場 球场4. the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen. the court of King James. 朝廷大臣 朝廷大臣5. the palace of a king or queen. Hampton Court. 宮廷 宫廷6. an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house. 庭院 院落 verb1. to try to win the love of; to woo. 求愛 求爱2. to try to gain (admiration etc). 企求 企求3. to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc). 招致(危險等) 招致（危险等） ˈcourtier (-tiə) noun a member of the court of a king or queen. He was one of King James' courtiers. 侍臣，朝臣 廷臣，朝臣 ˈcourtly adjective having fine manners. 有教養的 优雅的ˈcourtliness noun 有教養 礼貌ˈcourtship noun courting or wooing. 求愛 求爱ˈcourthouse noun a building where legal cases are held. 法院 法院ˌcourt-ˈmartial – plural ˌcourts-ˈmartial – noun a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline. 軍事法庭 军事法庭ˈcourtyard noun a court or enclosed ground beside, or surrounded by, a building. the courtyard of the castle. 庭院 庭院