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Synonyms for court
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kawrt, kohrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔrt, koʊrt |
Top 10 synonyms for court Other synonyms for the word court
- address
- allure
- ask in marriage
- attention
- bar
- beseech
- bid
- bootlick
- captivate
- castle
- chase
- city hall
- cloister
- close
- compass
- cortege
- county courthouse
- court of justice
- courtyard
- curry favor
- curtilage
- date
- enclosure
- entourage
- entreat
- federal building
- flatter
- follow
- forum
- gallant
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- grovel
- hall
- hall of justice
- homage
- importune
- justice building
- kangaroo court
- keep company with
- law court
- lords and ladies
- love
- magistrate
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- municipal building
- palace
- pander to
- patio
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- piazza
- plaza
- please
- pop the question
- praise
- propose
- pursue
- quad
- quadrangle
- respects
- retinue
- royal household
- run after
- seat of judgment
- seek
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- session
- set one's cap
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- square
- staff
- street
- sue
- suit
- suite
- sweetheart
- take out
- train
- tribunal
- woo
Définition of court
Origin :- late 12c., from Old French cort (11c., Modern French cour) "king's court, princely residence," from Latin cortem, accusative of cors (earlier cohors) "enclosed yard," and by extension (and perhaps by association with curia "sovereign's assembly"), "those assembled in the yard; company, cohort," from com- "together" (see com-) + stem hort- related to hortus "garden, plot of ground" (see yard (n.1)). Sporting sense is from 1510s, originally of tennis. Legal meaning is from late 13c. (early assemblies for justice were overseen by the sovereign personally).
- noun yard, garden of building
- noun ruler's attendants
- noun judicial system
- noun building for legal proceedings
- noun wooing
- verb fawn over, pay attention to
- If this be the test, I am willing to be tried with Hipparete at the court of the Muses.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The narrative was broken off short by a cry of jubilee in the court.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Yes, Stephen himself it was, who had quietly walked into the court.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Nor is there in this view any assault upon the court or the judges.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- She demands justice—strange as that may seem, in a court of law!
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The first lines show that poor Shakespeare often felt out of it at Court.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Do you not intend, Sir, to push his way at court, and obtain for him the post of physician there?
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- Isabel was lodged at the court of France, and treated with distinction.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- You thought I wanted you to court me, but I was only having you on.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- The crier of the court, a young negro, made his announcements.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
Antonyms for court
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