Etymology

pleasantry

pleas·ant·ry
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Today it means: A casual, courteous remark. Full definition →

Middle French plaisanterie
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromplaisanterie
  2. English todaypleasantry

From pleasant + -ry, probably modelled on Middle French plaisanterie.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.