CURTESY


Meaning of CURTESY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkər-tə-sē ]

noun

( plural -sies )

Etymology: Middle English corteisie courtesy

Date: 1523

: a husband's interest upon the death of his wife in the real property of an estate that she either solely owned or inherited provided they bore a child capable of inheriting the estate — compare dower

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.