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Question
Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.
courtier
Solution
Courtier: A person, who attends a royal court as a companion or advisor to the king or queen.
Birbal was one of the most important courtiers in Akbar’s court.
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