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Courtier vs Courtling - What's the difference?

courtier | courtling |

As nouns the difference between courtier and courtling

is that courtier is a person in attendance at a royal court while courtling is (obsolete) a sycophantic courtier.

courtier

English

Noun

(wikipedia courtier) (en noun)
  • A person in attendance at a royal court.
  • A person who flatters in order to seek favour.
  • courtling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A sycophantic courtier.
  • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)