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noun
1.
Law.
a.
a place where justice is administered.
b.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
c.
a session of a judicial assembly.
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.
EXPANDa 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.
COLLAPSEAnimal Behavior.
a.
an area where animals of a particular species gather to display.
b.
the group of insects, as honeybees, surrounding the queen; retinue.
verb (used with object)
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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.
EXPANDto hold out inducements to; invite.
22.
COLLAPSEto act in such a manner as to cause, lead to, or provoke: to court disaster by reckless driving.
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Courted
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verb (used without object)
Idioms23.
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,
a.
to have a formal assembly of a judicial tribunal or one held by a sovereign.
b.
to be surrounded by one's disciples or admirers, giving advice, exchanging gossip, receiving compliments, etc.
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out of court,
a.
without a legal hearing; privately: The case will be settled out of court.
b.
out of the question; undeserving of discussion: This wild scheme is entirely out of court.
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Word Origin & History
court
late 12c., 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
EXPANDyard (1)). The verb meaning "woo, offer homage" (as at court) is first recorded 1570s. Sporting sense is from 1510s, originally of tennis. Legal meaning is from late 13c. (early assemblies for justice were overseen by the sovereign personally). Courtroom is recorded from 1670s.
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