politeness, good manners, cordiality, civility
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Courtesy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To treat with civility.
To treat with civility.
(v. i.)
To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
(n.)
Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
(n.)
Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.
Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
courtesy
\courte"sy\ (kûrt"s&ybreve;), n. [see the preceding word.] 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. [written also curtsy.] the lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and the ceremony proceeds as usual.
courtesy
\cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. courtesies (-s&?;z). [oe. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, of. curteisie, cortoisie, of. curteisie, cortoisie, f. courtoisie, fr. curteis, corteis. see courteous.]
1. politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness. and trust thy honest-offered courtesy, with oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, with smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls and courts of princes, where it first was named, and yet is most pretended. pardon me, messer claudio, if once more i use the ancient courtesies of speech.
2. an act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness. my lord, for your many courtesies i thank you.
3. favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.
courtesy
title, a title assumed by a person, or popularly conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the courtesy title of lord prefixed to the names of the younger sons of noblemen.
similar words(4)
initiate tenant by courtesy
courtesy title
to strain courtesy
with courtesy
Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually.
Noun
1. a courteous or respectful or considerate act
(hypernym) politeness, civility
(hyponym) attention
2. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
(hypernym) remark, comment
3. a courteous manner
(synonym) good manners
(antonym) discourtesy, rudeness
(hypernym) manner, personal manner
(hyponym) politeness, niceness
(attribute) courteous
Courtesy Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Not one of the original chivalric virtues, the idea that a knight should be courteous came from the influence of the court , the ladies, and the romances . A knight was expected to be courteous to men of all stations, although the concept of what was 'courteous' changed over time. What was considered 'courteous' in the days of William the Marshal would be considered barbaric to the Dukes of Burgundy in the 15th century. The addition of courtesy to the marshal suite of virtues is one of the things that distinguishes chivalry from other warrior codes, for example from Bushido, the Japanese warrior code.
Courtesy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Courtesy comes from old French 'courteis' (12th century) is gentle politeness and courtly manners. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the behaviour expected of the gentry was compiled in courtesy books. One of the most influential of these was Il Cortegiano (The Courtier) which not only covered basic etiquette and decorum but also provided models of sophisticated conversation and intellectual skill.
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Courtesy Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
CURTSEY (DOWER) - The law of some states provides that if a married person dies, their spouse gets the right to use any real estate they owned (or in some cases some fraction, usually 1/3) during their life. Some states provide that if a married person ever owned real estate, even when they sell it, their spouse retains the right to use it after their death.
CURTESY, or COURTESY - Scotch Law. A life-rent given by law to the surviving husband, of all his wife's heritage of which she died infeft, if there was a child of the marriage born alive. The child born of the marriage must be the mother's heir. If she had a child by a former marriage who is to succeed to her estate, the husband has no right to the curtesy while such child is alive; so that the curtesy is due to the husband rather as father to the heir, than as hushand to an heiress, conformable to the Roman law which gives to the father the usufruct of what the child succeeds to by the mother.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.CURTESY, or COURTESY - Scotch Law. A life-rent given by law to the surviving husband, of all his wife's heritage of which she died infeft, if there was a child of the marriage born alive. The child born of the marriage must be the mother's heir. If she had a child by a former marriage who is to succeed to her estate, the husband has no right to the curtesy while such child is alive; so that the curtesy is due to the husband rather as father to the heir, than as hushand to an heiress, conformable to the Roman law which gives to the father the usufruct of what the child succeeds to by the mother.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
