base court
base court noun: the secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.
Noun
base court (plural base courts)
- The secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.
- My Lord, in the base Court he doth attend
To speake with you, may it please you to come downe.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to... - Once more the palace set in fair array,
To the base court the females take their way;
There compass'd close between the dome and wall
(Their life's last scene) they trembling wait their fall.1725–1726, Homer, “(please specify the book or chapter of the Odyssey)”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC
- My Lord, in the base Court he doth attend
- An inferior court of law, not a court of record.
Forms of base court
| plural | base courts |
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Origin of base court
French basse-cour.
Questions about base court
- What does base court mean?
- Base court means the secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.
- What part of speech is base court?
- Base court is a noun.
- What is the plural of base court?
- The plural of base court is base courts.
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