Courtier

n.	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. - Macaulay.
	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.

Noun

1.

courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign

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