courter
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See also: Courter
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Noun
courter (plural courters)
- One who courts; one who plays the lover, or solicits in marriage.
- 1515, Alexander Barclay, Here begynneth the Egloges of Alexader Barclay prest wher of the fyrst thre conteyneth the myseryes of courters a. courtes of all prynces in generall:
- […] whyle they thee courters outwarde gayly go
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References
“courter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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