| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | court·i·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kôr t - r, -tyr, k r- |
| NOUN: | 1. An attendant at a sovereign's court. 2. One who seeks favor, especially by insincere flattery or obsequious behavior. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English courteour, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French cortoier, to be at a royal court, from cort, court. See court.
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