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courtesy(2)(dictionary)
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COURTESY OF ENGLAND(law)
courtesy 2, adjective(dictionary)
courtesy 1, noun(dictionary)
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courtesy(1) (iou)



courtesy noun & adjective. In sense A.4 also curtesy. See also CURTSY noun. ME.
[Old French curtesie, co(u)r- (mod. courtoisie), formed as COURTEOUS: see -Y3.]
A. noun.
Courteous behaviour; graceful politeness or consideration towards others. ME.
I. Compton-Burnett She was your guest, and entitled to courtesy at your hands.
Courteous disposition, courteousness. Formerly also, nobleness, benevolence. ME.
A. Wilson Sir Edgar's old-world courtesy never deserts him.
A courteous act or expression. ME.
Law (now Hist.). A tenure by which a husband, after his wife's death, held certain kinds of property which she had inherited. Also courtesy of England, courtesy of Scotland. ME.
a. Customary expressing of respect by action or gesture, esp. to a superior. Chiefly in make courtesy, do courtesy. E16-M17.
b. A curtsy. arch. L16.
A moderate quantity. (Earlier as CURTSY noun 1.) M16-E17.
Phrases: by courtesy by favour, not by right. by courtesy of, courtesy of with the kind permission of, through the good offices of, with thanks to. remember one's courtesy: see REMEMBER 1.
Comb.: courtesy call a social call made for no more specific reason than that of general courtesy; courtesy cop slang a police officer whose duty it is to persuade motorists etc. by polite firmness to drive well; courtesy light a light in a motor vehicle which comes on automatically when a door is opened; courtesy title a title of no legal validity given by social custom, esp. that of a peer's son or daughter.
b. attrib. or as adjective. (Supplied) free of charge, as a courtesy. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
D. Lodge He tries to read a courtesy copy of Time.