OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14553

court

/kɔːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
corte
Royal society.
The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
This our court, infected with their manners, / Shows like a riotous inn.
corte
Royal society.
Meronym: royal household
The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.
corte • juzgado • tribunal
The administration of law.
Many famous criminals have been put on trial in this court.
corte • juzgado • tribunal
The administration of law.
Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time. The hearing will be unprecedented in its remit, but…
The court started proceedings at 11 o'clock.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 14554

court

/kɔːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cortejar • galantear • pololear • rondar
To attempt to attract; to invite by attractions; to allure.
It is a grim, grey old town, standing on bleak, precipitous cliffs that court every passing hurricane, […]
[…] a well-worn pathway courted us / To one green wicket in a privet hedge […]