courtoisie

See also: Courtoisie

French

Etymology

From Old French cortoisie, from cortois (“courteous”), from Latin cortensis (“related to the court”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.twa.zi/

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Noun

courtoisie f (plural courtoisies)

1. courtesy

Derived terms

• Votre Courtoisie

Descendants

• → German: Courtoisie

Further reading

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