courtesy
/ˈkɝɾəsi/ noun B2- Polite behavior. · Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.· He was always known for his grace, kindness, and courtesy to people of every rank.
- A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice. · I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.
- Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence. · They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
- Willingness or generosity in providing something needed. · They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.
- A curtsey.
- The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
Plural courtesies
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Chandler assisted her to her feet with instant and solicitous courtesy.
“Come then, Miss Marian,” said the young architect, gaily, but with perfect courtesy; “you will not have far to walk.
Darcy, he stopped, with a bow of superior courtesy, to compliment him on his dancing and his partner.
Nothing less than the complaisance of a courtier could have borne without anger such treatment: but Sir William’s good-breeding carried him through it all; and though he begged leave to be positive as to the truth of his information, he listened to all their impertinence with the most forbearing courtesy.
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