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Middle English
- cortayse, corteis, courtays, courteis, curtais, curtays, curtayse, curtes, curteise, curteys, curtois
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman curteis and continental Old French corteis, cortois; compare court.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurˈtæi̯s/, /ˈkurtis/
Adjective
curteis
- Appropriate for a court; cultured, elegant, refined.
- Courteous, charitable, kind.
- Showing due deference; respectful, humble.
Descendants
References
Old French
Adjective
curteis m (oblique and nominative feminine singular curteise)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of corteis