courtling

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noun

A sycophantic or lesser courtier.

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Meanings

nouncourtling (plural courtlings)

plural courtlings

  1. obsoleteA sycophantic or lesser courtier.

    I grieve not, Courtling, thou art started up A chamber-critic, and doth dine, and sup

    1612, Ben Jonson, Epigrams

Origin

From court + -ling.

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APA

courtling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtling

MLA

“courtling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “courtling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtling.

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