anti courtier

[Gr. ἀντί ( anti ) = against; and Eng. courtier.] One opposed to the courtiers, or to the political party then in favour at court. ( Ash. ) †ăn-ti-cous, a. [Lat. antic us = in front, foremost; ante = before.] Botany: Turned towards the axis to which it appertains. Brown applies to those anthers which have their line of dehiscence towards the pistil the term anticæ ; other botanists call them introrse , meaning = turned towards. ( Lindley .)