Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Court
court, n. [early ME curt < L. cohort-em, court, crowd of attendants, retinue.] (webplay: gain, highest, king, sovereign).
Palace; king's residence; sovereign's domain; ruler's dwelling place; place where royalty meets with subjects; [fig.] kingdom of heaven; [metaphor] judgment bar.
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