"court" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kuːrt/ Forms: courtes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cort, curt, from Latin cōrs, contraction of cohors, cohortem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|cort|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French cort, {{bor+|enm|fro|cort}} Borrowed from Old French cort, {{m|fro|curt}} curt, {{der|enm|la|cōrs}} Latin cōrs, {{m|la|cohors|cohors, cohortem}} cohors, cohortem Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} court, {{enm-noun|courtes}} court (plural courtes)
  1. A courtyard; an enclosed space. Categories (topical): Royal residences
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-lG2Gpeyd Disambiguation of Royal residences: 14 28 7 4 11 8 27
  2. A grand residence, especially that of a ruler or noble. Categories (topical): Royal residences
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-xI4ljFpJ Disambiguation of Royal residences: 14 28 7 4 11 8 27
  3. The household or retinue of a ruler; a ruler's court. Categories (topical): Household
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-RBkmRVS1 Disambiguation of Household: 9 13 37 2 6 9 24
  4. A (royal) assembly; a deliberative body.
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-V8-ny5Wd
  5. A court of law; the body which administers justice:
    A court building; the place where justice is administered.
    Categories (topical): Law, Royal residences
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-ytSWI8Hy Disambiguation of Law: 2 3 2 1 31 31 31 Disambiguation of Royal residences: 14 28 7 4 11 8 27
  6. A court of law; the body which administers justice:
    A session of a judicial assembly.
    Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-RjpNqc59 Disambiguation of Law: 2 3 2 1 31 31 31
  7. A court of law; the body which administers justice:
    (rare) A legal action.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Buildings, Collectives, Housing, Law, Monarchy, Nobility, Royal residences
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-tOWTfHmz Disambiguation of Buildings: 15 10 3 2 19 9 43 Disambiguation of Collectives: 14 6 10 8 9 10 44 Disambiguation of Housing: 13 16 10 2 16 10 34 Disambiguation of Law: 2 3 2 1 31 31 31 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 17 21 4 2 9 9 38 Disambiguation of Nobility: 17 23 4 2 8 8 37 Disambiguation of Royal residences: 14 28 7 4 11 8 27 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 5 1 1 10 8 51 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 7 1 1 10 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cort, corte, cortt, courte, curt, curth Related terms: courteour, curteis, curtylage

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