Word Finder - courtesies

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Polite behavior.

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He was always known for his grace, kindness, and courtesy to people of every rank.

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A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.

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I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.

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Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.

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They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.

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Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.

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They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.

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A curtsey.

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The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.

Similar courtesies were exchanged during the jubilee of 1897, and again in March 1902, when Edward VII.

And, with mutual courtesies, the little old maid and I went on our respective ways.

In 1899 there was further an interchange of courtesies between the archbishop of Canterbury and Constantine V., patriarch of Constantinople.

Some companies offer packages that include full itineraries and meals, but do not include airfare or other courtesies, such as transfers or gratuities, within the total package price.

The inhabitants of those parts are always ready to accommodate themselves to the situation of the moment and prompt to pay the courtesies required by the occasion.

In California this incident served only to open up agreeable personal relations and social courtesies, but it did not tend to clarify the diplomatic atmosphere.

The good knight is bound to endless fantastic courtesies towards men and still more towards women of a certain rank; he may treat all below that rank with any decree of scorn and cruelty.

The result was of importance, as it was known that Brazil was on friendly terms with Chile, and this interchange of courtesies had some effect in bringing about a settlement of the controversy between Chile and Argentina over the Andean frontier question without recourse to hostilities.

An interchange of courtesies with the Metropolitan of Kiev on the occasion of the Booth anniversary of the conversion of Russia (1888), led to further intercourse, which has tended to a friendlier feeling between the English and Russian churches.

Embassies and courtesies were, indeed, interchanged, and on the 31st of March 1244 a treaty was signed at Rome, whereby the emperor undertook to satisfy the pope's claims in return for his own absolution from the ban.

Please favour her with every facility to examine the exhibits in the several Departments, and extend to her such other courtesies as may be possible.