Noun
One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.
One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdams 2002 p. 57 The habit of comparing him unfavourably to William Cecil Haynes 1987 p. 11 was continued by Conyers Read in 1925: "Leicester was a selfish, unscrupulous courtier and Burghley a wise and patriotic statesman". Source: Internet
Castiglione's characters opine about how their courtier can impress his audience and win its approval. Source: Internet
Cooper, p. 7; Hutchinson, p. 26; Wilson, p. 6 After William's death, Joyce married the courtier Sir John Carey in 1538. Source: Internet
Edmund learns from Curan, a courtier, that there is likely to be war between Albany and Cornwall, and that Regan and Cornwall are to arrive at Gloucester's house that evening. Source: Internet
He was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France from 1672 to 1682 and from 1689 to his death in 1698. Source: Internet
In the meantime Cassiodorus had succeeded Boethius as magister in 523. The pliant historian and courtier could be counted on to provide refined touches to official correspondence. Source: Internet