courter

See also: Courter

English

Etymology

From court +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Noun

courter (plural courters)

  1. 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

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References

“courter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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