2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.

In courtly company or at my beads.

Shak.

3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. Macaulay.

Court"ly, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.

They can produce nothing so courtly writ.

Dryden

Court`-mar"tial (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl. Courts-martial (k&?;rts`-). A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.

Court`-mar"tial, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Court-martialed (- shald); p. pr. & vb. n. Court- martialing.] To subject to trial by a court- martial.

Court"-plas`ter (k?rt"pl?s`t?r), n. Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.

Court"ship (k?rt"sh?p), n. 1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Swift.

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