Definition of Courtly

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noble, courteous, having elegant manners
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(adv.)
In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
  
(a.)
Relating or belonging to a court.
  
(a.)
Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
  
(a.)
Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
  
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courtly
\court"ly\ (-l?), a. [from court.]
1. relating or belonging to a court.
2. elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. in courtly company or at my beads.
3. disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
courtly
\court"ly\, adv. in the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. they can produce nothing so courtly writ.

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Cyflys = a. courtly, courtlike
Llysaidd = a court-like, courtly
Llyseiddio = v. to render courtly
WordNet 2.0

Adjective
1. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"
(synonym) elegant, formal, stately
(similar) dignified
Courtly Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility. It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife.

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