English Dictionary

hold court

動詞

宮廷語 司法 広義 慣用表現

(of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.

日本語の意味

（国王やその他の高位貴族が）公式な廷臣や貴族たちの集会を、儀礼正しく主宰すること

Every summer the monarch would hold court in the palace hall, listening to petitions and enjoying performances from visiting troubadours.

毎夏、君主は宮殿の大広間で廷を開き、訴えを聞き、訪れた吟遊詩人の演奏を楽しんだ。

意味（1）

(of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.

[T]his was one of the anterooms off the main throneroom in which the king was accustomed to hold court with his entire retinue.

意味（2）

(law, of a judge or equivalent official) To convene or preside over a trial or other legal proceeding in a court of law.

Bean held court in an outhouse, the prisoner seated on a bale of flint hides. Bean was not only judge but prosecutor, as well as counsel for the defense.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, by extension) To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.

She was the centre of a very brilliant group, a most beautiful woman holding court, as was only right and proper, among her admirers.

holds court （ present singular third-person ）

holding court （ participle present ）

held court （ participle past ）

held court （ past ）