curtesie

Middle English

Noun

curtesie

Alternative form of curteisie

Old French

Etymology

curteis +‎ -ie.

Noun

curtesie oblique singular, f (oblique plural curtesies, nominative singular curtesie, nominative plural curtesies)

(Anglo-Norman) honor; valor; nobleness

Descendants

→ Middle English: curteisie
- English: courtesy, curtsey
- Scots: curchy

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