<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Law. a place where justice is administered</li><li>a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases</li><li>a session of a judicial assembly</li><li>an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc.</li><li>a high interior usually having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like</li><li>Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling</li><li>a short street</li><li>a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc.</li><li>one of the divisions of such an area</li><li>the residence of a sovereign or other high dignitary; palace</li><li>a sovereign's or dignitary's retinue</li><li>a sovereign and councilors as the political rulers of a state</li><li>a formal assembly held by a sovereign</li><li>homage paid, as to a king</li><li>special or devoted attention in order to win favor, affection, etc.: to pay court to the king</li><li>the body of qualified members of a corporation, council, board, etc.</li><li>a branch or lodge of a fraternal society</li><li>Animal Behavior. an area where animals of a particular species gather to display</li><li>the group of insects, as honeybees, surrounding the queen; retinue</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to try to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of: to court the rich</li><li>to seek the affections of; woo</li><li>(of animals) to attempt to attract (a mate) by engaging in certain species-specific behaviors</li><li>to attempt to gain (applause, favor, a decision, etc.)</li><li>to hold out inducements to; invite</li><li>to act in such a manner as to cause, lead to, or provoke: to court disaster by reckless driving</li><li>(used without object) to seek another's love; woo</li><li>(of animals) to engage in certain species-specific behaviors in order to attract a mate</li></ul>