court
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From Old French cort, curt, from Latin cortem (accusative of cors), ultimately from cohors.
[edit] Noun
court (plural courts)
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- The girls were playing in the court.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.
- The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court.
- Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes.
- The 'court started proceedings at 11 o' clock.
- A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
- The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- The court is now in session.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- (sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, volleyball and some other games; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
- The local sports club has six tennis courts and two squash courts .
- The shuttlecock landed outside the court.
[edit] Translations
enclosed space; a courtyard
residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary
collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority
formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign
hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered
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persons officially assembled under authority of law
tribunal established for the administration of justice
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judge or judges
session of a judicial assembly
jurisdiction
place for playing the game of tennis and some other ball games
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[edit] Verb
court (third-person singular simple present courts, present participle courting, simple past and past participle courted)
- To woo; to attempt to win over with social activities and displays of tact and affection.
- (dated) To be involved romantically with someone.
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to attempt to win over
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Most common English words before 1923: wished · school · language · #751: court · British · meant · tears
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audio (file) - IPA: /kuʁ/, X-SAMPA: /kuR/
- Homophones: cour, coure, courent, coures, courre, cours, courts
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin curtus.
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court m. (f. courte, m. plural courts, f. plural courtes)
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court
- third-person singular present indicative of courir
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court (plural courts)
- court (place, building)
