vt to treat with civility.
2. courtesy ·noun politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
3. courtesy ·noun favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.
4. courtesy ·noun an act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
5. courtesy ·vi to make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; ·esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
6. courtesy ·noun an act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees.