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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais,
     corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F.
     courtois. See {Court}.]
     Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of,
     courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well
     bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
  
           A patient and courteous bearing.         --Prescott.
  
           His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.
                                                    --Fuller.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  courteous
       adj 1: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: {gracious},
               {nice}]
       2: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a
          man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is
          a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon [ant: {discourteous}]

From eng-fra [engfra]:

  courteous
  	[kəːtiəs]
  	courtois, poli
  
  

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