courtesy Copy link Outline I. i. q. courteousnessII. A gesture of respect made by girls • courtesy: I. i. q. courteousness: q. v. Phr.: acts of c., offĭcia, orum, Cic.: by c. (as opp. to rightful title), (?) gratiâ non jure; per honorem: v. kindness, favour. II. A gesture of respect made by girls: (?) genuum flexio: but usu. salutatio (puellae) will be sufficiently accurate: v. salutation. To make a c., *genibus flexis salutare (genua submittere is to fall upon the knees: v. kneel).