Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

base court

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: base -court
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"My Lord, in the base Court he doth attend To speake with you, may it please you to come downe."
"Once more the palace set in fair array, To the base court the females take their way; There compass'd close between the dome and wall (Their life's last scene) they trembling wait their fall."
"Through the great gate, with its groined ceiling, we pass into the first or Base Court. This at once strikes the visitor as being very low on the north and south in proportion to the high Gate-house and Clock-tower."

Etymology

French basse-cour.

Inflected Forms

base courts (plural)

Questions

What does base court mean?: The secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.
Where does base court come from?: French basse-cour.

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