Courtier
Pronunciation : Court"ier (krt"yr)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Court.]
Definition : 1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court. You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. Bacon. This courtier got a frigate, and that a company. Macualay.
2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters. There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III. Suckling.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913