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Court"house` (kīrt"hous`), n. 1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]

2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States.

Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House. Barlett.

Court"ier (kōrt"y&etilde;r), n. [From Court.] 1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.

You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. Bacon.

This courtier got a frigate, and that a company. Macaulay.

2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.

There was not among all our princes a greater courtier of the people than Richard III. Suckling.

Court"ier*y (-?), n. The manners of a courtier; courtliness. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Court"-leet` (-l?t`), n. (Eng. Law) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Blackstone.

Court"like` (-l?k`), a. After the manner of a court; elegant; polite; courtly.

Court"li*ness (-l?-n?s), n. [From Courtly.] The quality of being courtly; elegance or dignity of manners.

Court"ling (-l?ng), n. [Court + -ling.] A sycophantic courtier. B. Jonson.

Court"ly (-l?), a. [From Court.] 1. Relating or belonging to a court.

2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.

In courtly company or at my beads. Shak.

3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious. Macaulay.

Court"ly, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.

They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden

Court`-mar"tial (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl. Courts-martial (k&?;rts`-). A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law.

Court`-mar"tial, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Court-martialed (- shald); p. pr. & vb. n. Court- martialing.] To subject to trial by a court- martial.

Court"-plas`ter (k?rt"pl?s`t?r), n. Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.

Court"ship (k?rt"sh?p), n. 1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Swift.

2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.

This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow. Goldsmith.

3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.]

Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state. Shak.

4. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. [Obs.]