courtly
pronunciation
How to pronounce courtly in British English:
UK [ˈkɔ:tli]
How to pronounce courtly in American English:
US [ˈkɔrtli]
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- Adjective:
- refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
Word Origin
- courtly (adj.)
- mid-15c., "having manners befitting a court," from court (n.) + -ly (1). Meaning "pertaining to the court" is from late 15c. Courtly love "highly conventionalized medieval chivalric love" (amour courtois) is attested from 1896.
Example
- 1. She laughed easily as they danced in companionable and courtly fashion .
- 2. Is the courtly love b * lack or white ?
- 3. Your air of dignified , courtly , with a stormy feel fine .
- 4. In spite of ecclesiastical disapproval , they preserved the duel and trial by battle , and they developed tournaments and courtly love .
- 5. Is the courtly love black or white ?