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Definition of Court favour
1. Verb. Seek favor by fawning or flattery. "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates"
Generic synonyms: Bootlick, Fawn, Kotow, Kowtow, Suck Up, Toady, Truckle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Court Favour
Literary usage of Court favour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of King by Gilbert Burnet (1850)
"It was visible that in all these nominations, and the filling the inferior
dignities, that became void by their promotion, no ambition, nor court favour, ..."
2. The Court of the Tuileries: From the Restoration to the Flight of Louis Philippe by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1884)
"A Proch Gained—Royal Ingratitude—Loss of court favour— The Savonnerie—An Ornament
lost to the Court—The Sin of ..."
3. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"... quia tales urbana-' plerumque et ad UK/KM mores composite sunt.—Sk. Court is
much used in composition: as couri-day, court-favour. ..."
4. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"For their success in this struggle, the players were evidently indebted to the
court favour they enjoyed, which, in 1583, was signalised by Elizabeth's ..."
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