Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basse court

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: basse -court
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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."
"The basse court has long been a quiet village green, and the site of the ballium wall where stern warriors peered over frowning battlements, is now a "lover's walk"."

Etymology

From French basse-cour.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: basse-cour

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

basse courts (plural)

Questions

What does basse court mean?: An inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.
Where does basse court come from?: It is traced to French.

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