cour·ti·er
noun/ˈkɔːtiə(r)/
/ˈkɔːrtiər/
- (especially in the past) a person who is part of the court of a king or queen
（尤指旧时的）侍臣，侍从，廷臣 Word OriginMiddle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French cortoyer ‘be present at court’, from cort, from Latin cohors, cohort- ‘yard or retinue’. The verb is influenced by Old Italian corteare, Old French courtoyer.