curtsey

Pronunciation: /ˈkɝtsɪ/

The English word “curtsey” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.

verb

To make a curtsey.

Etymology

Variant of courtesy (1525) (from court + -esy), from Middle English curteisie, curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie.

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