court

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   respectful deference

   pay court to the emperor

2. 2
   noun

   an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

   the house was built around an inner court

3. 3
   noun

   a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played

   players had to reserve a court in advance

4. 4
   noun

   a room in which a lawcourt sits

   television cameras were admitted in the courtroom

5. 5
   noun

   the residence of a sovereign or nobleman

   the king will visit the duke's court

6. 6
   verb

   to make amorous advances towards

   John is courting Mary

7. 7
   verb

   to engage in social activities leading to marriage

   We were courting for over ten years before we finally married.

8. 8
   noun

   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.

   The girls were playing in the court.

Etymology

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