Why this word is great
COURTCRAFT — [Noun] The art or skill of navigating the politics, diplomacy, and intrigues of a royal or governmental court. From court (a sovereign's residence and retinue) + -craft (denoting skill or art). Unlike statesmanship, which implies a grand, principled guidance of nations, or etiquette, which is the mere grammar of polite behavior, courtcraft is the tactical, often amoral, poetry of personal power. It is the calibrated ambiguity of a whispered compliment, the artful orchestration of a chance encounter in a palace garden, and the gift that implies an unspoken debt—a silent ballet performed not for beauty, but for survival, where every bow is a calculation and every smile a gambit.