courtoisie

See also: Courtoisie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cortoisie, from cortois (“courteous”). By surface analysis, courtois +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.twa.zi/

• Audio:

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Noun

courtoisie f (countable and uncountable, plural courtoisies)

1. courtesy

Derived terms

• Votre Courtoisie

Descendants

• → German: Courtoisie

See also

• politesse
• galanterie
• chevalerie

Further reading

• “courtoisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.