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courtier

court·i·er [ káwrtee ər, káwrtyər ] (plural court·i·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody at royal court: an aristocrat who frequents a royal court or attends a king or queen

2. flatterer of important person: somebody who flatters a more important person

[13th century. < Anglo-Norman courteour< Old French courtoyer "be at court" < cort (see court1)]
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