As a sign of their authority, the King broke four silver greyhounds from a bowl familiar to royal courtiers, and gave one to each man.

He was a royal courtier and was gentleman usher and carver to King Charles I.

The marquise had many enemies among the royal courtiers who felt it a disgrace that the king would thus compromise himself with a commoner.

The love affair is complicated by a royal courtier, who is also attracted to Vasantasena.

Fitz caught up the train of her green dress and followed like a royal courtier.

Wanstead remained a Royal manor for a number of years, its "keeper" being an office awarded to favoured royal courtiers, one after another.

Edmund Whitelocke (1565-1608) was an English soldier, royal courtier and suspected conspirator.

The Ancient nodded and bowed to Iridal with a rusty grace that would have become one of Stephen's royal courtiers.

A rather unhappy precedent, as a royal courtier might put it.

He was one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history.