n. 25B6; noun
the court found him guilty : COURT OF LAW, law court, bench, bar, judicature, tribunal, chancery, assizes.
walking in the castle court : COURTYARD, quadrangle, square, close, enclosure, plaza, piazza, cloister; informal quad.
the King's court : ROYAL HOUSEHOLD, retinue, entourage, train, suite, courtiers, attendants.
she made her way to the queen's court : ROYAL RESIDENCE, palace, castle, chateau.
25B6; verb
a newspaper editor who was courted by senior politicians : CURRY FAVOUR WITH, cultivate, try to win over, make up to, ingratiate oneself with; informal suck up to, butter up; N. Amer. informal shine up to; archaic blandish.
he was busily courting public attention : SEEK, pursue, go after, strive for, solicit.
he's often courted controversy : RISK, invite, attract, bring on oneself.
(dated) he's courting her sister : WOO, go out with, pursue, run after, chase, pay court to; informal date, see, go steady with; Austral. informal track (square) with; dated set one's cap at, romance, seek the hand of, make love to.