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court

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːt/

The English word “court” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
  2. A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
  3. A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
  4. An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
  5. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
  6. 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.
  7. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
  8. Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
  9. The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
  10. 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 cases.
  11. An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus.
  12. The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
  13. The session of a judicial assembly.
  14. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
  15. A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
  16. one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
  17. A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.

verb

  1. To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
  2. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
  3. To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.

Etymology

From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (noun sense 5) in New Delhi, India

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