[curt.sy] also curt.sey vi curt.sied also curt.seyed ; curt.sy.ing also curt.sey.ing [alter. of courtesy] (ca. 1553): to make a curtsy
[2]curtsy also curtsey n, pl curtsies also curtseys (1575): an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees