COURT


Meaning of COURT in English

n.

In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls.

Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court ( atrium ) of a Roman house was the center of domestic activity. In medieval Europe the court was a feature of all major residential buildings, as the cloister of a monastery, ward of a castle , or quadrangle of a college. A courtyard is often a utilitarian court (as for stables).

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