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, an architectural features, with the latter term usually used at colleges or university campuses
- royal court, noble court - the retinue and larger household and entourage of a Monarch, Prince of the church or a high noble or - family (for example: Court of St. James's)
- cul-de-sac in American English and Australian English.
- Tennis court, Court (basketball) and Court (volleyball) are playing surfaces/floors for the respective sports
Law
Other
- A social group of animals, notably kangaroos
As a name it can refer to:
- Court is a municipality in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.
- Courts Plc, a furniture company
