prize court

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prahyz kawrt, kohrt]
- /praɪz kɔrt, koʊrt/
- /praɪz kɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prahyz kawrt, kohrt]
- /praɪz kɔrt, koʊrt/

Definitions of prize court words

noun prize court a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war. 1
noun prize court a court having jurisdiction to determine how property captured at sea in wartime is to be distributed 0
noun prize court a court that decides how captured property, esp. that taken at sea in wartime, is to be distributed 0

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Origin of prize court

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Prize court

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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prize court popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

prize court usage trend in Literature

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