different between knighthood vs courtesy
knighthood
English
Etymology
From Middle English knyghthode, kny?thod, from Old English cnihth?d, from Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to knight +? -hood. Cognate with Dutch knechtheid, dialectal German Knechtheit.
Pronunciation
Noun
knighthood (plural knighthoods)
- An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
- The quality of being a knight.
- The knights collectively, the body of knights.
Translations
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courtesy
English
Etymology
From Middle English curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??t?si/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?t?si/
- Hyphenation: cour?te?sy
Noun
courtesy (countable and uncountable, plural courtesies)
- (uncountable) Polite behavior.
- (countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
- (uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
- (uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
- [on a label, caption, etc.] Courtesy the Smith Foundation: [e.g.] use of this image was allowed through the courtesy of the Smith Foundation.
- A curtsey.
- 1760, Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World
- The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and the ceremony proceeds as usual.
- 1760, Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World
- (law) The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
Derived terms
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Verb
courtesy (third-person singular simple present courtesies, present participle courtesying, simple past and past participle courtesied)
- Alternative form of curtsey
- 1740, Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
- Well, but Polly attended, as I said; and there were strange simperings, and bowing, and courtesying, between them; the honest gentleman seeming not to know how to let his mistress wait upon him […]
- 1740, Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
Adjective
courtesy (not comparable) (used only before the noun)
- Given or done as a polite gesture.
- We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
- Supplied free of charge.
- Synonyms: complimentary, free of charge, gratis
- The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.
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References
Anagrams
- cosurety, courtsey
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