/kerr"tis/ , n.
1. Benjamin Robbins , 1809-74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851-57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
2. Charles , 1860-1936, vice president of the U.S. 1929-33.
3. Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar /herr"meuhn koch"mahr/ , 1850-1933, U.S. publisher.
4. George Ticknor /tik"neuhr/ , 1812-94, U.S. attorney and writer.
5. George William , 1824-92, U.S. essayist, editor, and reformer.
6. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning "courteous."