courtier
noun /ˈkɔːtiə(r)/
/ˈkɔːrtiər/
- (especially in the past) a person who is part of the court of a king or queenWord OriginMiddle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French cortoyer ‘be present at court’, from cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer.