courtier

Example Sentences

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Whether it is simply fewer courtiers, a bit less ceremony, no more people calling him sir, or bowing.

From BBC

Stoppard announced himself with “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” an absurdist lark that views “Hamlet” from the keyhole perspective of two courtiers jockeying for position in the new regime.

From Los Angeles Times

He has survived multiple damaging scandals and found his way back to power every time, like a wily Renaissance courtier or an unkillable horror-movie villain, and may well survive this one.

From Salon

The walking style of a courtier, for instance, “will be very different than a merchant’s wife,” Kanesaka says.

From Washington Post

But some observers, Dr. Popova said, believe Mr. Putin intended to convey the impression that he is the king, and his advisers mere courtiers — a message they might not appreciate.

From New York Times