courtier
noun
, ˈkȯrt-yər, ˈkȯr-chər\
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The Replica of Sarah Ferguson's Wedding Dress In Fergie's case, up-and-coming London courtier Lindka Cierach created both gowns in complete secrecy in advance of her July 23, 1986, nuptials to Prince Andrew. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "The Fascinating Story Behind Duplicate Royal Wedding Dresses," 20 Sep. 2018 Only elite women adopted the unveiled and mixed-gender socializing that the kings, queens, and courtiers were trying to popularize. — Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic, "Driving Toward Change," 23 June 2018 In Europe, the first modern political memoir was written by the Duc de Saint-Simon (1675-1755), a frustrated courtier at Versailles who took revenge on Louis XIV with his pen. — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, "The Tradition of Telling All," 30 Nov. 2018 His story of dreamy lovers split apart by scheming courtiers is also a protest against rulers, like the unseen duke, whose riches are wrung from the blood of their people. — Laura Collins-hughes, New York Times, "Review: Pulled Apart by ‘Love and Intrigue’," 8 June 2018 And Washington is revealed once again as our modern Versailles, a place of courtiers and lickspittles who’d use the Ministry of Justice to serve their ambitions. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Obama’s silky lie and FBI bias in the Clinton investigation," 15 June 2018 Even Ludwig’s enemies—the courtiers for whom Wagner’s genius was a pernicious myth; the doctors and diplomats who conspired to declare Ludwig mad—are quite believably depicted. — Joseph Horowitz, WSJ, "A Momentous Wagnerian Film," 15 June 2018 Previous generations of royals picked courtiers and royals (both British and foreign) reflecting their esteem and respect. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How Prince William and Kate Middleton Picked Prince Louis's Godparents," 9 July 2018 Thailand’s Prime Minister is never far from doting courtiers in Bangkok’s 1920s Government House, a neo-Gothic building stippled with classical nudes and one particularly plump jade Buddha. — Time, "Thailand’s Leader Promised to Restore Democracy. Instead He's Tightening His Grip," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'courtier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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