Accourt

//əˈkɔːt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To treat courteously; to court. Early, Modern, obsolete

    "Whilest she her selfe thus busily did frame Seemely to entertaine her new-come guest, Newes hereof to her other sisters came, Who all this while were at their wanton rest, Accourting each her frend with lavish fest"

Example

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"Whilest she her selfe thus busily did frame Seemely to entertaine her new-come guest, Newes hereof to her other sisters came, Who all this while were at their wanton rest, Accourting each her frend with lavish fest"

Etymology

From ac- (“to”) + court (“woo”).

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