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basse courts

basse courts is the plural of basse court.

Meaning of basse court

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
  2. (obsolete) A lower court.

Questions about basse courts

What is basse courts the plural of?
Basse courts is the plural of basse court.

Words near basse courts in the dictionary

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

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