court hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrt, kohrt hand]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrt, kohrt hand]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt hænd/

Definitions of court hand words

noun court hand a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts 3
noun court hand a kind of handwriting formerly used in English legal documents; Gothic handwriting 3
noun court hand a style of handwriting formerly used in the English law courts. 1

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Origin of court hand

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Court hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Court hand

court hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

court hand usage trend in Literature

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