court
/ˈkɔːt/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme.
- An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
- Royal society.
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- 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.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone.
- The administration of law.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- 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.
- To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
- To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions.
- To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- To engage in behavior conducive to mating with.
- To attempt to gain alliance with.
- To engage in activities intended to win affections.
- A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.
- Nickname for someone named Courtney.
- A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. A court (noun sense 4.2) assembled to hear the testimony of Charles Lindbergh. The room is also a court (noun sense 4.1). Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (noun sense 5) in New Delhi, India
- cohors(Latin)→
- cōrs(la-lat)→
- cort(Old French)→
- court(Middle English)→
- court (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- կորտ(Armenian) (der)
- корт(Bulgarian) (bor)
- 大葛樓(Chinese) (bor)
- kurt(Czech) (bor)
- korto(Esperanto) (der)
- kotu(Hausa) (bor)
- कोर्ट(Hindi) (bor)
- kort(Iban) (bor)
- കോടതി(Malayalam) (bor)
- कोर्ट(Marathi) (bor)
- корт(Russian) (bor)
- krutu(Sranan Tongo) (bor)
- korti(Swahili) (bor)
- คอร์ต(Thai) (bor)
- kot(Tok Pisin) (der)
- kort(Turkish) (bor)
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