COURTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

respectful deference

Example: pay court to the emperor

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

Example: the house was built around an inner court

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played

Example: players had to reserve a court in advance

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a room in which a lawcourt sits

Example: television cameras were admitted in the courtroom

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

the residence of a sovereign or nobleman

Example: the king will visit the duke's court

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

a hotel for motorists

Example: provides direct access from rooms to parking area

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Noun

the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

make amorous advances towards

Example: John is courting Mary

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

engage in social activities leading to marriage

Example: We were courting for over ten years

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

seek someone's favor

Example: China is wooing Russia