Examples of 'courtly' in a sentence
Meaning of "courtly"
Courtly is an adjective describing behavior that is dignified, polite, and refined, typically associated with a royal or noble court
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- Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court.
- Of or relating to a royal court.
- Overly eager to please or obey.
- In the manner of a royal court; in a manner befitting of a royal court.
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His treatment of courtly love was somewhat original.
Courtly love is not just in the movies.
And they say courtly love is dead.
It will become known as a center of courtly love.
It presents a courtly scene in an imaginary rural landscape.
So it was written in an old courtly love chronicle.
But courtly intrigue had not ceased.
Experience an authentic historical enjoyment of courtly ceremony.
Out steps this courtly southern gentleman.
Troubadours practicing their cult of courtly love.
He may be regarded as a courtly annalist rather than an historian.
The subject of all her poems is courtly love.
That is some courtly southern aggression.
We southerners are accustomed to more courtly form.
The courtly courtyard has private parking spaces.
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This is about as courtly as they get.
Craggy courtly gentlemen of a certain age.
But thou needs must have a courtly title.
No courtly rites and regulations.
There is no need for courtly behaviour.
He was more courtly in his approach to the women he wrote about.
His other canso deals with courtly love.
Courtly skills are given equal weight with combat abilities.
Red roses were symbol of courtly love.
I am courtly obliged to answer the ravings of a drunkard who is beneath me.
The narrative largely follows the courtly tradition.
Courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility.
His theme everywhere was courtly love.
It is a stone of courtly love and may honour admiration from a distance.
There was introduced into it a courtly element.
Its courtly influence.
The palace offered space for courtly ceremonies.
A proper courtly dance sets the tone for the entire afternoon.
I wish to give him a courtly reception.
In courtly love.
His manner toward her is courtly.
It can play courtly music.
He was a polymath who clearly thrived in intellectual and courtly circles.
Marriage and courtly career.
What did work was the ideal of chivalry and courtly love.
He has a courtly side.
You are acting very courtly.
Queen of courtly love.
Dances in the central region have been influenced by courtly traditions.
He was also known for depicting courtly retinues mounted on their horses.
A courtly drama of a bridegroom arrested for being intimate with the queen.
Behavior and attitudes of courtly lovers.
The historic analysis of courtly love varies between different schools of historians.
It is a notable instance of courtly literature.
Several images of courtly love are on this casket made for secular use.
