approbative vs courtly

approbative

adj
  • Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something. 

  • Expressing approval. 

noun
  • A word or grammatical form which denotes a positive affect expressing the appreciation or approval of the speaker. 

courtly

adj
  • Of or relating to a royal court. 

  • Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court. 

adv
  • In the manner of a royal court; in a manner befitting of a royal court. 

How often have the words approbative and courtly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )