Court (disambiguation)
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Court is an English word known since 1175, from Old French curt, from Latin cohors ("enclosed yard," and by extension, perhaps associated with curia "sovereign's assembly", those assembled in the yard; company, cohort, from com- "together" + stem hort- related to hortus "garden, plot of ground", which can mean:
Structure
- courtyard or quadrangle, architectural features, with the latter term usually used at colleges or university campuses
- Royal or noble court, the retinue and larger household and entourage of a monarch, prince of the church, or a high noble (for example: Court of St. James's)
- cul-de-sac in American English and Australian English.
- A defined playing area, with a prepared surface, for a game or sport, usually with solid boundaries (as opposed to a field); major examples include: tennis court, basketball court and volleyball court
Law
Other
- A social group of animals, notably kangaroos
As a name it can refer to:
- David Court,
- Margaret Court, one of the best female tennis players of all time.
- Charles Court Ex Premier of Western Australia and Margaret Court's father-in-law
- Court is a municipality in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.
- Courts plc, a furniture company (now defunct)
- Court Surname Genealogy
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