courtiers

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It was the stick he waved around the world to achieve his foreign policy aims, to show favor and disfavor, to offer or withhold exemptions to courtiers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Kenyon’s dig at “uproarious pedantry” nods to James’s intellectual pretensions, which some courtiers derided—even though a learned monarch seems preferable to an ignorant one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The faux meat impresses the courtiers, who note the effort required for the dish.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

At least imperial courtiers trust in strict codes about curtsies and proper titles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Since it was a mere two days in a fast coach from Tarbean, a great many wealthy nobles, politicians, and courtiers made their homes there.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss