court

Dictionary definition · Court

Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
a room in which a law court sits"television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"
the sovereign and their advisers who are the governing power of a state
a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played"players had to reserve a court in advance"
the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
the residence of a sovereign or nobleman"the king will visit the duke's court"
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings"the house was built around an inner court"

make amorous advances towards"John is courting Mary"
seek someone's favor"China is wooing Russia"
engage in social activities leading to marriage"We were courting for over ten years"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).