Noun
1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
2. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
3. a specially marked area within which a game is played;
"players had to reserve a court in advance"4. a room in which a law court sits;
"television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"5. a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings;
"the house was built around an inner court"6. the residence of a sovereign or nobleman;
"the king will visit the duke's court"7. the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
8. a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
9. respectful deference;
"pay court to the emperor"