curteisie
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cortaysie, cortaysye, corteisy, cortesye, corteysye, curtasi, curtasie, curtasy, curtasye, curteisye, curtesie, curtessy, curtesy, curtesye, curteysy, curteysye, curtysy
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman curteisie, curtesie; equivalent to curteis + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurˈtɛi̯siː(ə)/, /ˈkurtisiː(ə)/
Noun
curteisie (uncountable)
- Chivalric values; chivalrousness, honour, valour.
- Courteousness; polite behaviour.
- Kindness; charitable or courteous behaviour.
- A courtesy; a polite or kind act.
Descendants
- English: courtesy, curtsey
- Scots: curchy
References
- “cǒurteisīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.