Courtesy

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To treat with civility.

II. Courtesy ·noun Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.

III. Courtesy ·noun Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.

IV. Courtesy ·noun An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.

V. Courtesy ·vi To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; ·esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.

VI. Courtesy ·noun An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees.