COURTLY


Meaning of COURTLY in English

adj. (courtlier, courtliest)

1. polished or refined in manners.

2 obsequious.

3 punctilious.

Phrases and idioms:

courtly love the conventional medieval tradition of knightly love for a lady, and the etiquette used in its (esp. literary) expression.

Derivatives:

courtliness n.

Etymology: COURT

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.