courtier
/ˈkɔːtɪə
/noun
A person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.The four knights were immediately recognised as royal courtiers and ushered into the Archbishop's private chambers....
- Some of those allegedly cheated are said to be close friends of Prince Albert - and two royal courtiers were among Fogwell's employees.
- Like the king's courtiers, the princesses had to leave a room walking backward in the king's presence.
Synonyms
attendant, retainer, companion, adviser, aide, henchman, follower;
lady-in-waiting, lady of the bedchamber;
cup-bearer, steward, train-bearer;
lord, lady, noble, equerry, page, squire
historical liegeman
Origin
Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French cortoyer 'be present at court', from cort (see court).
Rhymes
- final notice
- final salary pension scheme
- final salary scheme
- final solution
- finance
- finance bill
- finance company
- finance director
- finance house
- financial
- financial adviser
- financial analyst
- financial backer
- financial intermediary
- financialization
- financially
- financial modeling
- financial modeller
- financial modelling
- financial planner
- financial services
- undeservingly
- undesignated
- undesigned
- undesignedly