COURTESY (O. Fr. curtesie, later courtoisie)
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COURTESY (O. Fr. curtesie, later courtoisie) , manners or behaviour that suit a court , politeness, due consideration for others. A special application of the word is in the expression " by courtesy," where something is granted out of favour and not of right, hence " courtesy " titles, i.e. those titles of rank which are given by custom to the eldest sons of dukes , marquesses and earls, usually the second title held by the father; to the younger sons and to the daughters of dukes and marquesses, viz. the prefix " lord " and " lady " with the Christian See Also: - CHRISTIAN
- CHRISTIAN,
WILLIAM See Also: - WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
(1608-1663) and surname. For " tenure by the courtesy" see CURTESY . Another form of the word, " curtsey " or " curtsy," was early confined to the expression of courtesy or respect by a gesture or bow, now only of the reverence made by a woman, consisting in a bending of the knees accompanied by a lowering of the body .
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