courtliness
11courtliness — court·li·ness …
12courtliness — noun elegance suggestive of a royal court • Derivationally related forms: ↑courtly • Hypernyms: ↑elegance …
13courtly — courtliness, n. /kawrt lee, kohrt /, adj., courtlier, courtliest, adv. adj. 1. polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners. 2. flattering; obsequious. 3. noting, pertaining to, or suitable for the court of a sovereign. adv. 4. in a courtly… …
14Courtly love — God Speed! by Edmund Blair Leighton, 1900: a late Victorian view of a lady giving a favor to a knight about to do battle Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.[1] Generally,… …
15Courtesies — 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;… …
16Courtesy — 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.… …
17Courtesy title — 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;… …
18Raimon de Miraval — Raimon de Miraval(h) (c. 1135/1160 ndash; c. 1220) was a troubadour (fl. 1180 ndash;1220) and, according to his vida , a poor knight from Carcassonne who owned less than a quarter of the castle of Miraval [Mireval] . Graham Leigh, 28.] Favoured… …
19Peire Rogier — or Rotgiers (born c. 1145) was a twelfth century Auvergnat troubadour (fl. 1160 ndash; 1180) and cathedral canon from Clermont. He left his cathedral to become a travelling minstrel before settling down for a time in Narbonne at the court of the… …
20gap — The term gap was applied to a particular genre of TROUBADOUR lyric poetry popularized by GUILLAUME IX, the first troubadour. Essentially the gap was a boasting song, in which the singer presents himself as a master in his field either the… …
