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Meaning of 'court' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Court [ n.]
- 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 residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether 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; as, to hold a court.
- Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.
- 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 causes.
- A tribunal established for the administration of justice.
- The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
2 . Court [ v. i.]
- To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting.
3 . Court [ v. t.]
- To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with.
- To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in marriage; to woo.
- To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.
- To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.

Meaning of 'court' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . court [ n]
Meaning (1):
- respectful deference
Example in sentence:
  • pay court to the emperor
Meaning (2):
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
Example in sentence:
  • players had to reserve a court in advance
Meaning (3):
- a room in which a lawcourt sits
Example in sentence:
  • television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
Meaning (4):
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
Example in sentence:
  • the house was built around an inner court
Meaning (5):
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
Example in sentence:
  • the king will visit the duke's court
6 . court [ v]
Meaning (6):
- seek someone's favor
Example in sentence:
  • China is wooing Russia
Meaning (7):
- make amorous advances towards
Example in sentence:
  • John is courting Mary
Meaning (8):
- engage in social activities leading to marriage
Example in sentence:
  • We were courting for over ten years

Nearby Words:

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