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

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

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

So in the end, courtiers used an obscure workaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

The courtiers, bishops, heralds, pages, judges, and spectators were talking as they came.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White