Courtesying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Courtesied}
     (-s[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Courtesying}.]
     To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
     (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
     bending of the knes.
     [1913 Webster]