Court (disambiguation)
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:
*A
court of law.
*A
courtroom, in which a court of law carries out its business.
*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), see:
royal court,
noble court.
*A social group of animals, notably
kangaroos
*An architectural feature, see:
courtyard.
*The playing surface/floor in
tennis,
basketball or
volleyball, see
Tennis court;
Court (basketball);
Court (volleyball)As a name it refers to:
Court is a municipality in the
Canton of Berne,
Switzerland.
*
Courts Plc, a
furniture company located mostly in the
Caribbean and
Asia, the European parent went into
administration in 2004.[
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