courtiers

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It was the stick he waved around the world to achieve his foreign policy aims, to show favor and disfavor, to offer or withhold exemptions to courtiers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Suetonius recorded that Julius Caesar was “somewhat overnice in the care of his person,” and Elizabethan courtiers sported particolored slashed sleeves, but the dandy is a modern, urban phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Whether it is simply fewer courtiers, a bit less ceremony, no more people calling him sir, or bowing.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The faux meat impresses the courtiers, who note the effort required for the dish.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

Behind the musicians walked women bearing Monoma- tapa’s household needs, courtiers who carried his furniture and more soldiers.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer