ETYM Old Fren. court, curt, cort, French cour, Late Lat. cortis, from Latin cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng.
1. A yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; SYN. courtyard.
2. A specially marked area within which a game is played.
3. Respectful deference; SYN. homage.
4. The family and retinue of a sovereign or prince.
5. The residence of a sovereign or nobleman.
6. The sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state. + prikaži više

A court or inclosure attached to a house. court yard

ETYM Latin halos, acc. halo, Greek alos a thrashing floor, also (from its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a halo round it; cf. Greek eilyein to enfold, elyein to roll round, Latin volvere, and Eng. voluble.
A circle of light around the sun or moon.

1. A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride; SYN. pace.
2. A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
3. An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines; SYN. railway yard.
4. The land around a house or other building; SYN. grounds.
5. An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock).
6. (Sailing) A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen. + prikaži više