curtesie

Middle English

Noun

curtesie

  1. alternative form of curteisie

Old French

Etymology

curteis +‎ -ie.

Noun

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

  1. (Anglo-Norman) honor; valor; nobleness

Descendants

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