court
/kuːrt/ · noun
Meaning
- A courtyard; an enclosed space.
- A grand residence, especially that of a ruler or noble.
- The household or retinue of a ruler; a ruler's court.
- A (royal) assembly; a deliberative body.
- A court of law; the body which administers justice:
- A court building; the place where justice is administered.
- A session of a judicial assembly.
- A legal action.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Old French cort, curt, from Latin cōrs, contraction of cohors, cohortem.
- cōrs(la)→
- cort,curt(fro)→
- court (Middle English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- court(English) (inh)
- cúirt(Irish) (der)
- cooyrt(Manx) (der)
- cuirt(Old Irish) (cog)
- cùirt(Scottish Gaelic) (der)
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