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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''corteisie'', from Anglo-French ''curteisie'', from ''curteis''

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''corteisie'', from Anglo-French ''curteisie'', from ''curteis''

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : [[behavior]] marked by polished [[manners]] or [[respect]] for others : courteous behavior  

*1a : [[behavior]] marked by polished [[manners]] or [[respect]] for others : courteous behavior  

:b : [[consideration]], [[cooperation]], and [[generosity]] in providing something (as a [[gift]] or [[privilege]]); also : [[agency]], means —used chiefly in the phrases through the courtesy of or by courtesy of or sometimes simply courtesy of  

:b : [[consideration]], [[cooperation]], and [[generosity]] in providing something (as a [[gift]] or [[privilege]]); also : [[agency]], means —used chiefly in the phrases through the courtesy of or by courtesy of or sometimes simply courtesy of  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Courtesy''' comes from old french 'courteis' (12th century) is gentle [[politeness]] and courtly [[manners]]. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] in Europe, the [[behaviour]] expected of the gentry was compiled in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesy_book courtesy books]. One of the most influential of these was ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Courtier Il Cortegiano]'' (The Courtier) which not only covered basic [[etiquette]] and decorum but also provided models of sophisticated [[conversation]] and [[intellectual]] [[skill]].

'''Courtesy''' comes from old french 'courteis' (12th century) is gentle [[politeness]] and courtly [[manners]]. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] in Europe, the [[behaviour]] expected of the gentry was compiled in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesy_book courtesy books]. One of the most influential of these was ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Courtier Il Cortegiano]'' (The Courtier) which not only covered basic [[etiquette]] and decorum but also provided models of sophisticated [[conversation]] and [[intellectual]] [[skill]].

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_India medieval India] too, [[nobility]] and [[royalty]] were expected to display courteous [[behaviour]]. The [[concept]] was described by the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''daksinya'', which meant "[[kindness]] and [[consideration]] expressed in a sophisticated and elegant way".

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_India medieval India] too, [[nobility]] and [[royalty]] were expected to display courteous [[behaviour]]. The [[concept]] was described by the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''daksinya'', which meant "[[kindness]] and [[consideration]] expressed in a sophisticated and elegant way".

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