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Courtesy (from the word courteis, from the 12th century) is
gentle politeness and
courtly manners. In the
Middle Ages in Europe, the
behaviour expected...
- A
courtesy call is a call or
visit made out of politeness. It is
usually done
between two
parties of high
position such as a
government official to meet...
- A
courtesy telephone is a
telephone located in
airport terminals,
large train stations,
hotel lobbies, and
other places where many
travellers are expected...
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Military courtesy is one of the
defining features of a
military force. The
courtesies form a
strict and
sometimes elaborate code of conduct. It is an extension...
- A
courtesy title is a
title that does not have
legal significance but is
rather used by
custom or
courtesy, particularly, in the
context of nobility, the...
- A
courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; lit. 'character'), also
known as a
style name, is an
additional name
bestowed upon
individuals at adulthood, complementing...
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Courtesy lights are used to
request right-of-way
primarily by
volunteer or on-call firefighters,
emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and
other first...
- A
courtesy book (also book of manners) was a
didactic manual of
knowledge for
courtiers to
handle matters of etiquette,
socially acceptable behaviour,...
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Senatorial courtesy is a long-standing, unwritten, unofficial, and
nonbinding constitutional convention in the U.S.
describing the
tendency of U.S. senators...
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Courtesy tenure (or curtesy/
courtesy of England) is the
legal term
denoting the life
interest which a
widower (i.e.
former husband) may
claim in the lands...
