Vocabulary : Court to Courteously
Court : An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. ;; The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace. ;; The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. ;; Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court. ;; Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery. ;; The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. ;; The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes. ;; A tribunal established for tCourt tennis : See under Tennis.
Court-baron : An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron's court; -- now fallen into disuse.
Courtbred : Bred, or educated, at court; polished; courtly.
Court-craft : The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.
