Courtier

[kawr-tee-er, kohr-] /ˈkɔr ti ər, ˈkoʊr-/

noun
1.
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
2.
a person who seeks favor by flattery, charm, etc.
/ˈkɔːtɪə/
noun
1.
an attendant at a court
2.
a person who seeks favour in an ingratiating manner
n.

early 13c., from Anglo-French *corteour, from Old French cortoiier “to be at court, live at court” (see court (n.)).

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