1. (a.) Relating or belonging to a court.

2. (a.) Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.

3. (a.) Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.

4. (adv.) In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.

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