hold court

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Definitions of hold court words

noun hold court Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly. 1
noun hold court an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc. 1
noun hold court a high interior usually having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like. 1
noun hold court Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling. 1
noun hold court a short street. 1
noun hold court a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc. 1

before 1125

One of the 6% oldest English words

1125-75; Middle English co(u)rt < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cohort- (stem of cohors) farmyard; see cohort

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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