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court 
[kawrt, kohrt] Pronunciation Key
[kawrt, kohrt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
—Idioms
| 1. | Law.
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| 2. | an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc. |
| 3. | a high interior usually having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like. |
| 4. | Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling. |
| 5. | a short street. |
| 6. | a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc. |
| 7. | one of the divisions of such an area. |
| 8. | the residence of a sovereign or other high dignitary; palace. |
| 9. | a sovereign's or dignitary's retinue. |
| 10. | a sovereign and councilors as the political rulers of a state. |
| 11. | a formal assembly held by a sovereign. |
| 12. | homage paid, as to a king. |
| 13. | special or devoted attention in order to win favor, affection, etc.: to pay court to the king. |
| 14. | the body of qualified members of a corporation, council, board, etc. |
| 15. | a branch or lodge of a fraternal society. |
| 16. | Animal Behavior.
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| 17. | to try to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of: to court the rich. |
| 18. | to seek the affections of; woo. |
| 19. | (of animals) to attempt to attract (a mate) by engaging in certain species-specific behaviors. |
| 20. | to attempt to gain (applause, favor, a decision, etc.). |
| 21. | to hold out inducements to; invite. |
| 22. | to act in such a manner as to cause, lead to, or provoke: to court disaster by reckless driving. |
| 23. | to seek another's love; woo. |
| 24. | (of animals) to engage in certain species-specific behaviors in order to attract individuals of the opposite sex for mating. |
| 25. | hold court,
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| 26. | out of court,
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| court
(kôrt, kōrt) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. court·ed, court·ing, courts v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English, from Old French cort, from Latin cohors, cohort-, courtyard, retinue; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Court
(kôrt, kōrt) Pronunciation Key
Australian tennis player who won 26 Grand Slam singles titles and, in 1970, the Grand Slam (Wimbledon, French, U.S., and Australian titles in the same year). |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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court
1175, from O.Fr. curt, from L. cortem, acc. of cors (earlier cohors) "enclosed yard," and by extension (and perhaps by association with curia "sovereign's assembly"), "those assembled in the yard; company, cohort," from com- "together" + stem hort- related to hortus "garden, plot of ground" (see yard (1)). The verb meaning "woo, offer homage" (as at court) is first recorded 1580. Sporting sense is from 1519, originally of tennis. Legal meaning is from 1292 (early assemblies for justice were overseen by the sovereign personally); courthouse is from 1483. Court-martial is first attested 1571; as a verb, 1859. Courtier is from 1228; courtly "having manners befitting a court" is from 1450. Courtship "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1596.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| court | |
noun | |
| 1. | an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
| 2. | a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" |
| 3. | the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state |
| 4. | a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" |
| 5. | Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) |
| 6. | the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince |
| 7. | a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: motor hotel] |
| 8. | a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws |
| 9. | the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court" |
| 10. | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" |
| 11. | respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" |
verb | |
| 1. | make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: woo] |
| 2. | seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: woo] |
| 3. | engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years" |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: court
Pronunciation: 'kOrt
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort- cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue
1 a : an official assembly for the administration of justice : a unit of the judicial branch of governmentcourts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish —U.S. Constitution article III> —see also the JUDICIAL SYSTEM in the back matter b : a session of such a court c usually cap : the Supreme Court of the United States
2 : a place (as a building, hall, or room) for the administration of justicecourt>
3 : a judge or judges acting in official capacitycourt> court may neither preside at nor attend the meeting of creditors —J. H. Williamson>
4 usually cap : a legislative bodyCourt of Massachusetts>
5 : a body (as the International Court of Justice) exercising judicial powers over its members or the members of a body represented by itcourt>—out of court : without a court hearing : by private arrangement out of court>
Main Entry: court
Pronunciation: 'kOrt
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort- cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue
1 a : an official assembly for the administration of justice : a unit of the judicial branch of government
2 : a place (as a building, hall, or room) for the administration of justice
3 : a judge or judges acting in official capacity
4 usually cap : a legislative body
5 : a body (as the International Court of Justice) exercising judicial powers over its members or the members of a body represented by it
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Amelia Court Hou, VA Zip code(s): 23002
Charlotte Court House, VA (town, FIPS 14936) Location: 37.05424 N, 78.63845 W
Population (1990): 531 (222 housing units)
Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Cape May Court H, NJ Zip code(s): 08210
Cape May Court House, NJ (CDP, FIPS 10300) Location: 39.07990 N, 74.82389 W
Population (1990): 4426 (1859 housing units)
Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Charlotte Court, VA Zip code(s): 23923
Washington Court, OH Zip code(s): 43160
Gray Court, SC (town, FIPS 30355) Location: 34.60733 N, 82.11294 W
Population (1990): 914 (352 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Norwood Court, MO (town, FIPS 53462) Location: 38.71570 N, 90.29035 W
Population (1990): 888 (594 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Court
Court\ (k?rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. co?r, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co- + a root akin to Gr. ???? inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See Yard, and cf. Cohort, Curtain.]1. An inclosed 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 courts the house of our God. --Ps. cxxxv. 2. And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf cloisters. --Tennyson. Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court. --Macaulay. 2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace. Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak. This our court, infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. --Shak. 3. 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. My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. --Shak. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W. Scott. 4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court. The princesses held their court within the fortress. --Macaulay. 5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery. No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance. --Spenser. I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. --Evelyn. 6. (Law) (a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. (b) 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. (c) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. (d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both. Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment. --Shak. 7. The session of a judicial assembly. 8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court. Christian court, the English ecclesiastical courts in the aggregate, or any one of them. Court breeding, education acquired at court. Court card. Same as Coat card. Court circular, one or more paragraphs of news respecting the sovereign and the royal family, together with the proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards. Court day, a day on which a court sits to administer justice. Court dress, the dress prescribed for appearance at the court of a sovereign. Court fool, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes and nobles for their amusement. Court guide, a directory of the names and adresses of the nobility and gentry in a town. Court hand, the hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings. --Shak. Court lands (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is, for the use of the lord and his family. Court marshal, one who acts as marshal for a court. Court party, a party attached to the court. Court rolls, the records of a court. SeeRoll. Court in banc, or Court in bank, The full court sitting at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius. Court of Arches, audience, etc. See under Arches, Audience, etc. Court of Chancery. See Chancery, n. Court of Common pleas. (Law) See Common pleas, under Common. Court of Equity. See under Equity, and Chancery. Court of Inquiry (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an officer. Court of St. James, the usual designation of the British Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James, which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and drawing-rooms. The court of the Lord, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a church, or Christian house of worship. General Court, the legislature of a State; -- so called from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as, the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.] To pay one's court, to seek to gain favor by attentions. "Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his court to Tissaphernes." --Jowett. To put out of court, to refuse further judicial hearing.
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Court\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Courted; p. pr. & vb. n. Courting.]1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with. By one person, hovever, Portland was still assiduously courted. --Macaulay. 2. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo. If either of you both love Katharina . . . leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure. --Shak. 3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek. They might almost seem to have courted the crown of martyrdem. --Prescott. Guilt and misery . . . court privacy and silitude. --De Quincey. 4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract. A well-worn pathway courted us To one green wicket in a privet hedge. --Tennyson.
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Court\, v. i. 1. To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting.
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Court\, n. Court of claims (Law), a court for settling claims against a state or government; specif., a court of the United States, created by act of Congress, and holding its sessions at Washington. It is given jurisdiction over claims on contracts against the government, and sometimes may advise the government as to its liabilities. Couveuse \Cou`veuse"\, n. [F.] (Med.) An incubator for sickly infants, esp. those prematurely born.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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the enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king's palace (2 Kings 20:4).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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