courtnoll

Etymology

From court + noll (“head”), with second part also found in such contemptuous expressions as "drunken noll", compare -head.

noun

  1. A courtier.“Now euery lowt muſt haue his ſonne a Courtnoll,and thoſe dunghill dꝛudges ware ſo pꝛoud,that they wil pꝛeſume to wear on their feet,what kings haue woꝛne on their heades.”