courter
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See also: Courter
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
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
- 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
References[edit]
“courter” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.