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court

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  1. invite                
 
1. court \'ko-(*)rt, 'ko.(*)rt\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L cohort-, cohors 
   enclosure, throng, cohort, fr. (] often attribXco- + -hort-, -hors (akin to 
   hortus garden) - more at YARD 1a: the residence or establishment of a 
   sovereign or similar dignitary  1b: a sovereign's formal assembly of his 
   councillors and officers  1c: the sovereign and his officers and advisers 
   who are the governing power  1d: the family and retinue of a sovereign  1e: 
   a reception held by a sovereign  2a: a manor house or large building 
   surrounded by usu. enclosed grounds  2b: MOTEL  2c: an open space enclosed 
   wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed b y a single building 2d: a 
   quadrangular space walled or marked off for playing one of various ga mes 
   with a ball (as lawn tennis, racquets, handball, or basketball) or a 
   division of such a court 2e: a wide alley with only one opening onto a 
   street  3a: an official assembly for the transaction of judicial business  
   3b: a session of such a court {~ is now adjourned}  3c: a chamber or other 
   place for the administration of justice  3d: a judge or judges in session  
   3e: a faculty or agency of judgment or evaluation  4a: an assembly or board 
   with legislative or administrative powers  4b: PARLIAMENT, LEGISLATURE  5: 
   conduct or attention intended to win favor or dispel hostility 
2. court vt 1a: to seek to gain or achieve  1b1: ALLURE, TEMPT  1b2: to act 
   so as to invite or provoke  2a: to seek the affections of  of an animal  
   2b: to perform actions to attract for mating  3: to seek to attract by 
   attentions and flatteries  1: to engage in social activities leading to 
   engagement and marriage  of an animal  2: to engage in activity leading to 
   mating