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
Whether it is simply fewer courtiers, a bit less ceremony, no more people calling him sir, or bowing.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Stoppard announced himself with “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” an absurdist lark that views “Hamlet” from the keyhole perspective of two courtiers jockeying for position in the new regime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
So in the end, courtiers used an obscure workaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
He was plainly dressed and looking ill at ease among the courtiers hoping to catch the king's eye with their finery.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
