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ENGLISH: court - CREOLE: lakou

Overview of noun court

The noun court has 10 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)

1. (831) court, tribunal, judicature -- (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)

2. (50) court, royal court -- (the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state)

3. (36) court -- (a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance")

4. (23) court, courtroom -- (a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom")

5. (22) court, courtyard -- (an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court")

6. (10) court -- (the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court")

7. (6) court, royal court -- (the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince)

8. (2) motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, court -- (a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area)

9. Court, Margaret Court -- (Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947))

10. court, homage -- (respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor")

Overview of verb court

The verb court has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (5) woo, court, romance, solicit -- (make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary")

2. (1) woo, court -- (seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia")

3. court -- (engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years")