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Courtesy

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Meaning

Noun

Polite behavior.
A
or
, especially
an
or
practice.
Consent or
; indulgence.
Willingness or
in
something needed.
A curtsey.
In Law:
The
that the
has in the
or
wife.

Verb

Alternative form of curtsey

Adj

Given or done as a
gesture.
Supplied
of charge.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

courtesy
English
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curtesie
Middle English (1100-1500)
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curtesie
Anglo-Norman
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-ie
Anglo-Norman
curt
Anglo-Norman
curteis
Anglo-Norman
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cortois
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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-ois
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
cort
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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cors
Latin
cortem
Latin
cortensis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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