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From court + noll (“head”), with second part also found in such contemptuous expressions as "drunken noll", compare -head.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A courtier. Full definition →
Today it means: A courtier. Full definition →
From court + noll (“head”), with second part also found in such contemptuous expressions as "drunken noll", compare -head.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.