Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) courtyard,
  2. (Quebec, feminine) backyard
  3. (feminine) court (of law)
  4. (feminine) court
  5. (feminine) following (of a celebrity etc.)
  6. (feminine) courtship

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kuʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French cort, inherited from Latin cortem, shortening of cohors. Doublet of cohorte and court (“tennis court”).

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