courtesy

Meanings

Noun

• Polite behavior.
• A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
• Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
• Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
• A curtsey.
• The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.

Verb

• Alternative of curtsey

Adjective

• Given or done as a polite gesture.
• Supplied free of charge.

Origin

• From Middle English curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie.