court

Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947)

the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played

“players had to reserve a court in advance”

engage in social activities leading to marriage

“We were courting for over ten years”

the residence of a sovereign or nobleman

“the king will visit the duke's court”

seek someone's favor

a room in which a lawcourt sits

“television cameras were admitted in the courtroom”

an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

“the house was built around an inner court”

a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws

the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

respectful deference

“pay court to the emperor”