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

So in the end, courtiers used an obscure workaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Set five hundred years ago during Korea’s Joseon era, the hit period k-drama reveals how courtiers back then only deemed men skilled enough to craft meals worthy of royal consumption.

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

A cold wind follows courtiers through the doors leading from the Royal Game Salon dock.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton