courtly

IPA: kˈɔrtɫi

Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court.
Of or relating to a royal court.
(obsolete) Overly eager to please or obey.

Examples of "courtly" in Sentences

Took her hand, bending down he kissed it in courtly fashion 202
He took her hand and bending down he kissed it in courtly fashion.
A purpose to serve, a treaty becomes "a scrap" -- in German courtly hands.
She received foreign ambassadors, royal messengers and engaged in courtly pastimes.
I think this may be an extreme example of what Anne Fadiman calls a courtly book lover.
Sevdah bears comparison to Portuguese fado and Spanish flamenco; all three are vocal arts rooted in Arabic courtly love songs from a millennium ago.
Spanish colonizers brought with them the idea of courtly love — the rather formalized notion of wooing a beloved, even though that love might never be returned.
He sat down and addressed the Caliph in courtly phrase, saying, “O Commander of the Faithful, I have brought with me an humble offering by way of homage: have I thy gracious permission to produce it?”
It was a daring public statement given that Colombina was now married to Niccolò Ardinghelli, so all of it was done under the auspices of the troubadours, emphasizing the notion of courtly love and the ideal of untouchable beauty.