courtesies
noun
Meaning
- Polite behavior.
- A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
- Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
- Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
- A curtsey.
- The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.
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