cortègecommon nounverbSyllable DecompositioncortègeEtymologyexpandfrom Italian corteggio (same meaning) derived from corte ('court'). On the same basis, French had already borrowed courtesan.Definitions1. First person singular of the indicative present of the verb cortéger.expand2. Third person singular of the indicative present of the verb cortéger.expand3. First person singular of the subjunctive present of the verb cortéger.expand4. Third person singular of the subjunctive present of the verb cortéger.expand5. Second person singular of the imperative of the verb cortéger.expandSee alsocortèges (v.) cortège (cn.)