Middle English

Noun

curtesie (plural curtesies)

1. honor; valor; nobleness

Descendants

• English: courtesy; curtsey

Old French

Etymology

curteis +‎ -ie.

Noun

curtesie f ‎(oblique plural curtesies, nominative singular curtesie, nominative plural curtesies)

1. (Anglo-Norman) honor; valor; nobleness

Descendants

• English: courtesy (borrowed), curtsey (borrowed)