French Court

French court

The French court, often simply "la cour", refers to the group of people, known as courtiers, who lived in the direct entourage of the king or, under the First and Second Empires, the emperor.

Kingdom of France

The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from the High Middle Ages to 1848 during its dissolution. It was also an early colonial power, with colonies in Asia and Africa, and the largest being New France in North America geographically centred on the Great Lakes. In the 16th to the 18th centuries, the French colonial empire stretched from a total area at its peak in 1680 to over 10 million square kilometres, the second-largest empire in the world at the time behind the Spanish Empire.

Court

A court is an institution, often a government entity, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and administer justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Verb

1. To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
2. To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.

court

Noun

1. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
2. A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.

Verb

1. To seek to achieve or win (a prize).
2. To risk (a consequence, usually negative).