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court

noun
  1. respectful deference
    “pay court to the emperor”
    homage
  2. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
    “the house was built around an inner court”
    courtyard
  3. a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
    “players had to reserve a court in advance”
  4. a room in which a lawcourt sits
    “television cameras were admitted in the courtroom”
    courtroom
  5. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
    “the king will visit the duke's court”
  6. a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
    lawcourtcourt of lawcourt of justice
  7. a hotel for motorists
    motor hotelmotor innmotor lodgetourist court
  8. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
    royal court
  9. the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
    royal court
  10. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
    judicature
verb
  1. to make amorous advances towards
    “John is courting Mary”
    romancesolicitwoo
  2. to engage in social activities leading to marriage
    “We were courting for over ten years before we finally married.”
  3. to seek someone's favor
    woo