"friend at court" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: friends at court [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|friends at court}} friend at court (plural friends at court)
  1. A friend whose influential position is likely to prove useful.
    Sense id: en-friend_at_court-en-noun-4KoiA3yx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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