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basse court

basse court noun: an inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.

Noun

basse court (plural basse courts)

  1. An inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.
    • One day Arthur took Ogier aside, and informed him that Capalus, king of the Luitons, incessantly attacked the castle of Faerie with design to eject king Arthur from its dominion, and was accustomed to penetrate to the basse court, calling on Arthur to come out engage him.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 80
    • The basse court has long been a quiet village green, and the site of the ballium wall where stern warriors peered over frowning battlements, is now a "lover's walk".1867, James Hine, Plympton in the Olden Time, Plymouth: Isiah W. N. Keyes, page 5
  2. (obsolete) A lower court.

Forms of basse court

pluralbasse courts

Origin of basse court

From French basse-cour.

Questions about basse court

What does basse court mean?
Basse court means an inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.
What part of speech is basse court?
Basse court is a noun.
What is the plural of basse court?
The plural of basse court is basse courts.

Words near basse court in the dictionary

  1. bassbar
  2. bassbars
  3. bassboat
  4. bassboats
  5. basse
  6. basse court
  7. basse courts
  8. basse-taille
  9. Basse-Terre
  10. bassed
  11. Bassein

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