A light ceremonial sword worn as part of court dress.

(historical) A court through which the discretionary powers, privileges, and legal immunities reserved to the sovereign were exercised.

Synonym of manorial roll

plural of court roll

(law) A court of justice for trying small cases brought before it by the police.

(historical) A modification of the Norman handwriting, as distinguished from the modern or Italian handwriting, in use in the English law-courts from the 16th century until the reign of George II.

(law) A court that is under the control or authority of another

(obsolete) A movable sideboard or buffet on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special occasions.

(law) A trial court in which a clerk or reporter takes down a record of proceedings, which is preserved at least long enough for all appeals to be exhausted, or for some further period of time provided by law.

The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house, or outer court of a castle. / (law) An inferior court of law, not a court of record.