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Court

proper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue

A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Middle English for someone who worked or lived in a court.

  2. 2

    Nickname for someone named Courtney.

    'Hey Court, I just got off the phone with the detective on Mike's case. Got a second?' 'Sure,' Courtney answered, excited.

  3. 3

    A municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

Etymology

* As an English and French surname, from the noun court. Also from the French adjective court (“short”). * As an Irish surname, reduced from McCourt.

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