Definition
A person who attends a royal court, usually seeking favor and advancement from the king or queen.
Etymology
From Old French 'courtier', derived from 'cour' meaning court. The word became especially common during the Renaissance when royal courts were centers of power and influence.
Kelly Says
Courtiers invented the idea of etiquette and 'manners'—these weren't natural behaviors but deliberate performance arts designed to show loyalty and gain power in the dangerous game of royal politics.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት ሰራተኛ
men-gis-t se-ra-te-nya
CSČeština
dvořan
dv-or-jan
DEDeutsch
Hofbeamter
hof-beam-ter
ELΕλληνικά
αξιωματικός
a-ksi-o-ma-ti-kos
FAفارسی
دولتمرد
do-leht-mar-d
FISuomi
hovinmies
ho-vin-mies
FRFrançais
courtisan
kur-ti-san
GUGU
મહાન વ્યક્તિ
ma-haan vyak-ti
HEעברית
איש כנסת
ish knesset
HIहिन्दी
अधिकारी
a-dhi-ka-ree
HUMagyar
udvarhölgy
ud-var-hoel-gy
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendekar
pen-de-kar
IGIG
onye isi
o-nye ee-si
ITItaliano
cortese
kor-te-se
MRMR
राजकारणी
ra-ja-kar-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
orang penting
o-rang pen-ting
NLNederlands
hofman
hof-man
PLPolski
dworzanin
dv-or-za-nin
PTPortuguês
camarada
ka-ma-ra-da
RORomână
curtean
kur-tean
RUРусский
дворянин
dvoryanin
TAதமிழ்
அரச அதிகாரி
ara-sa a-dhi-ka-ari
TEతెలుగు
రాజకీయ నాయకుడు
ra-ja-ki-ya na-ya-ku-du
THไทย
ข้าราชการ
khaa-raat-gaan
TLTL
manananggol
ma-na-nang-gol
TRTürkçe
saray adamı
sa-ray a-da-mi
UKУкраїнська
дворянин
dvoryanin
VITiếng Việt
quan chức
quan-chuc
ZH中文
宫廷官员
gong-ting guān-yuán
ZUZU
umuntu omkhulu
oo-mu-ntu om-khu-lu