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Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.

To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. [Obs.] South.

e by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions. Left I the court, to see this quarrel tried. Shak.

One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman, 2.

A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county. Blount.

Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. Addison.

as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time, I you pray, That we may understande what ye say. Chaucer. I under…

Indivisible. [Obs.] True courage and courtesy are undividual companions. Fuller.

Free from perplexing connection; as, the question comes into court unembarrassed with irrelevant matter.

hand, under Hand. Jowett (Thucyd.). -- Upper Bench (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of common law (formerly King's Bench) during the Commonwealth. -- Upper case, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3. -- Upper covert (Zoöl.), one of the coverts situated above the…

Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.

The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with the urbanity of his country. W. Irving.

nduct; behavior. [Obs.] A gentle nymph was found, Hight Astery, excelling all the crew In courteous usage. Spenser.

An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires." Chaucer. These are the ushers of M…

An order of court by which a proceeding is set aside or annulled.

In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack. [Obs.]

ault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court. The shady arch that vaulted the broad green alley. Sir W. Scott.

A vehmic court.

A vehmic court.

ter; held for sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, venal services. " Paid court to venal beauties." Macaulay. The venal cry and prepared vote of a passive senate. Burke.