courtletn.
/ˈkɔːtlɪt/ A small or petty court.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun]
court1377
closec1440
quadrant1443
pryelle1480
base court1490
palace1506
quadranglec1543
courtyard1552
palace courta1679
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under-ward1826
tetrastoön1838
courtlet1844
riad1881
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patio1931
society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > small or petty court
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1844 W. M. Thackeray Little Trav. ii These little mansions..have a courtlet before them, in which..green plants..are growing.
1858 T. De Quincey Pagan Oracles (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay VIII. 220 At any other court or courtlet whatsoever, except that of Ashantee.
1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 136 The..hollow formalities of some coast or frontier courtlet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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