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courtly love
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Definition of COURTLY LOVE
: a late medieval conventionalized code prescribing conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers
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First Known Use of COURTLY LOVE
1702
Rhymes with COURTLY LOVE
afoul of, ahead of, all kinds of, all sorts of, because of, become of, boxing glove, by dint of, by means of, by way of, dispose of, get wind of, hand in glove, have none of, in back of, in case of, in front of, in lieu of, in place of, inside of, in spite of, in terms of, in view of, ladylove, light-o'-love, make fun of, make light of, make much of, make sport of, make use of, mourning dove, on pain of, on top of, outside of, puppy love, turtledove, unheard-of, well-thought-of
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