Courtier

The courtier was enjoying great royal favor.

If only they sent another courtier.

The baby's first days will be steeped in tradition including the presentation to the newborn of a samurai sword by an imperial courtier. The baby's first bath was to be an ancient purification ritual, with musicians serenading outside the bathhouse.

By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have taken note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.

People shouted cheerfully and flinched, but the Prime Minister didn't flinch, she fortified her voice with a firm diapason as if rising to the challenge of a rowdy Chamber. Around her her courtiers started like pheasants.

The world’s richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump’s inner circle — and his ultimate influence remains an open question.