courtesy
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
courtesy /ˈkəːtɪsi/
▶noun (pl. courtesies)
- 1 courteous behaviour.
■ a polite speech or action, especially one required by convention.
- 2 archaic a curtsy.
– phrases
(by) courtesy of given or allowed by.
(by) courtesy of given or allowed by.
– origin ME: from OFr. cortesie.
'courtesy' also found in these Oxford entries:
chivalry
- civility
- comity
- compliment
- comply
- courtesy light
- courtesy title
- curtsy
- disrespect
- Fr
- lord
