Base-court Definition

noun

The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house, or outer court of a castle.

Wiktionary

(law) An inferior court of law, not a court of record.

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Other Word Forms of Base-court

Noun

Singular:
base-court
Plural:
base-courts

Origin of Base-court

  • French basse-cour.

    From Wiktionary

Base-court Sentence Examples

  • The bailey or base-court containing other buildings and covering three times the area of the château extended between it and the village.

  • The base court nearest to the outer wall contained the buildings belonging to the functions of the body as agriculturists and employers of labour.

  • This inner gate conducted into the base court (T), round which were placed the barns, stables, cow-sheds, &c. On the eastern side stood the dormitory of the lay brothers, fratres conversi (G), detached from the cloister, with cellars and storehouses below.

  • The bailey or base-court containing other buildings and covering three times the area of the château extended between it and the village.

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Words Starting With

BBABAS

Words Ending With

TRTURT

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base-court

Words Starting With B and Ending With T

Starts With B & Ends With TStarts With BA & Ends With TStarts With B & Ends With RT

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With B10 Letter Words Ending With T