Definition of court

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Court (n.) Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court..

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Gallantly :: Gallantly (adv.) In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
Courtiery :: Courtiery (n.) The manners of a courtier; courtliness.
Polystyle :: Polystyle (a.) Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall..
Courteously :: Courteously (adv.) In a courteous manner.
Venality :: Venality (n.) The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official..
Courtly :: Courtly (a.) Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
Feodary :: Feodary (n.) An ancient officer of the court of wards.
Magnifico :: Magnifico (n.) A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.
Lex :: Lex (n.) Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants..
Stipulation :: Stipulation (n.) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain.
Pave :: Pave (v. t.) To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court..
Court-martialed :: Court-martialed (imp. & p. p.) of Court-martia.
Embassy :: Embassy (n.) The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message..
Leet :: Leet (n.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held.
Squired :: Squire (n.) A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
Jongler :: "Jongler (n.) In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour..
Audit :: Audit (v. t.) To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court..
Manciple :: Manciple (n.) A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court..
Place :: Place (n.) A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end.
Esquire :: Esquire (n.) Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire..
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