What does "courtly" mean?
Courtly: Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. In courtly company or at my beads. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. Macualay.
- 3.In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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