court

Noun

• respectful deference
  • pay court to the emperor
    

• an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
  • the house was built around an inner court
    

• the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
  • the king will visit the duke's court
    

• a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

• a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

• the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

• Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

• a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
  • players had to reserve a court in advance
    

• the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

• a room in which a lawcourt sits
  • television cameras were admitted in the courtroom
    

• an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

Verb

• engage in social activities leading to marriage
  • We were courting for over ten years
    

• seek someone's favor
  • China is wooing Russia
    

• make amorous advances towards
  • John is courting Mary
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  homage , courtyard , lawcourt , court of law , court of justice , motor hotel , motor inn , motor lodge , tourist court , royal court , Court , Margaret Court , courtroom , tribunal , judicature , woo , romance , solicit