Do we say courtesy or curtesy

courtesy 2067 occurrences

" He tossed a valise into the rack, and I gave up the corner seat so that he might sit facing Grim, he acknowledging the courtesy with a smile like the whicker of a sword-blade, wasting no time on foolish protest.

The solemnities of single combat, as established by law, banished the notion of every thing unfair or unequal in rencounters; and maintained an appearance of courtesy between the combatants till the moment of their engagement.

Upon this he turned abruptly away, but came back and with fine courtesy shook my hand.

" She bent with a motion half genuflexion, half courtesy, and then straightened herself, smiling.

"Good-by," she said, "until to-morrow," and again she made her courtesy.

Shew us a single courtesy which the lady ever vouchsafed, late or early, for all that you ever suffered in her behalf.

I grieve for writers who have fallen on evil timesmen that, with pale and hungry faces, find the doors of courtesy closed against all their hardships.

Finally, good government is where the laws of Christian morals and courtesy and charity that are supposed to hold between Christian men hold equally, even more forcefully, in public relations both domestic and foreign.

After all, they became, during the years when these qualities were exalted, the personification of the ideals of honour and chivalry, of compassion and generosity, of service and self-sacrifice and courtesy, and these, the qualifications of a gentleman and a man or honour, are, with the religion that fostered them, and the practice of that religion, the just objective of education.

Through the courtesy of the Master, Dr. Carver, I have had an opportunity of examining this play.

The courtesy and obliging disposition of Caesar were notorious; and both were illustrated in some anecdotes which survived for generations in Rome.

Incidents as trifling as these express the urbanity of Caesar's nature; and hence one is the more surprised to find the alienation of the Senate charged, in no trifling degree, upon a gross and most culpable failure in point of courtesy.

But every attitude, gesture, tone, was full of grace; of ease, courtesy, self-restraint, dignityof that 'sweetness and light,' at least in externals, which Mr. Matthew Arnold desiderates.

He is as squeazy of his commendations, as his courtesy, and his good word is like an eulogy in a satire.

So Sir Pellias taught Launcelot all that was best of knighthood, both as to conduct of manner, and as to the worthiness and skill at arms, wherefore it was that when Launcelot was completely taught, there was no knight in all the world who was his peer in strength of arms or in courtesy of behavior, until his own son, Sir Galahad, appeared in the courts of chivalry as shall by and by be told of.

Wherefore, see to it that your worthiness shall be as great as your beauty, and that your courtesy and gentleness shall be as great as your prowess.

[Seeing him, with noble courtesy.]

To the woman who was his father's wife, and sat at the head of his father's table, he bore himself with a distant courtesy, which was far more irritating to her coarse nature than open antagonism would have been.

I have often said to myself what a comfortable spleen I should experience when I might courtesy to him and say, 'What would you be pleased to take, sir?'

The country, city seek, grand thrones to boot, With gentle courtesy humbly bow before.

To see a silly contemptible sloven in apparel, ragged in his coat, polite in speech, of a divine spirit, wise? another neat in clothes, spruce, full of courtesy, empty of grace, wit, talk nonsense?

". "Noble knight," said Morgante, "do me no ill; but if you are a Christian, tell me in courtesy who you are.

" When the abbot heard the County Orlando talk thus, his heart melted within him for tenderness, and he said, "Knight, if we have failed in any courtesy due to your prowess and great gentleness (and indeed what we have done has been but little), pray put it to the account of our ignorance, and of the place which we inhabit.

The birds in the meshes of leaves that roofed it over twittered in whispers, as if they realized that a momentous question was under consultation down below and bird-courtesy demanded quiet.

Military courtesy requires the junior to salute first, but when the salute is introductory to a report made at a military ceremony or formation, to the representative of a common superior (as, for example, to the adjutant, officer of the day, etc.), the officer making the report, whatever his rank, will salute first.

curtesy 50 occurrences

"Curtesy" is the right of the husband after his wife's death to the life use of his wife's real estate, sometimes dependent on the birth of children, sometimes not; and usually the absolute right to her whole personal estate.

Married women may execute will without concurrence of husband and may bar latter's right of curtesy.

Dower exists, but not curtesy.

Neither dower nor curtesy obtains.

No dower or curtesy.

Dower prevails, but not curtesy.

Dower prevails, but not curtesy.

No dower or curtesy.

No dower or curtesy; surviving husband or wife is entitled to one third in fee simple of both real and personal estate of other at his or her death.

Curtesy and dower are equalised.

Curtesy and dower exist; but the old-time curtesy is cut down to a life-interest in one third, the same as dower; and in order to be entitled to dower or curtesy, the surviving husband or wife must elect to take it in preference to the above provisions.

Curtesy and dower exist; but the old-time curtesy is cut down to a life-interest in one third, the same as dower; and in order to be entitled to dower or curtesy, the surviving husband or wife must elect to take it in preference to the above provisions.

Curtesy and dower exist; but the old-time curtesy is cut down to a life-interest in one third, the same as dower; and in order to be entitled to dower or curtesy, the surviving husband or wife must elect to take it in preference to the above provisions.

Dower prevails, but not curtesy.

No dower or curtesy.

No dower or curtesy.

Dower and curtesy prevail.

There is dower, but not curtesy.

Both dower and curtesy prevail; but wife can mortgage or sell her real estate without husband's consent and without regard for his right of curtesy.

Both dower and curtesy prevail; but wife can mortgage or sell her real estate without husband's consent and without regard for his right of curtesy.

Dower and curtesy prevail.

Dower and curtesy prevail.

Curtesy prevails.

Dower and curtesy prevail.

Dower and curtesy prevail.

Do we say   courtesy   or  curtesy