"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: {{bor+|enm|fro|cort}} Borrowed from Old French cort, {{der|enm|la|cōrs}} Latin cōrs Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} court, {{enm-noun|courtes}} court (plural courtes)
  1. A courtyard; an enclosed space.
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-lG2Gpeyd
  2. A grand residence, especially that of a ruler or noble. Categories (topical): Household, Nobility
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-xI4ljFpJ Disambiguation of Household: 2 13 33 2 7 8 36 Disambiguation of Nobility: 2 40 7 2 9 9 31
  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: 2 13 33 2 7 8 36
  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
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-ytSWI8Hy Disambiguation of Law: 2 3 2 1 31 31 31
  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, Household, Housing, Law, Monarchy, Royal residences
    Sense id: en-court-enm-noun-tOWTfHmz Disambiguation of Buildings: 3 8 2 2 18 9 59 Disambiguation of Collectives: 2 5 9 7 10 9 59 Disambiguation of Household: 2 13 33 2 7 8 36 Disambiguation of Housing: 3 15 8 1 16 9 48 Disambiguation of Law: 2 3 2 1 31 31 31 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 2 18 3 1 10 10 55 Disambiguation of Royal residences: 2 26 6 4 12 8 42 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 9 5 6 3 1 1 4 9 2 4 5 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 2 11 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 5 6 3 1 1 2 10 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 13 0 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 1 1 12 11 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cort, corte, cortt, courte, curt, curth Related terms: courteour, curteis, curtylage

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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