† out-courtn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, court n.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + court n.¹

Obsolete.

An outer courtyard or enclosure. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > outer court

out-court1598

1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vi. 106 He almost mixt, with their out courts of guarde.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 193 In the midst of this out-court, there is another; wherein the aforesaid Mosque doth stand.

1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans i. 68 A taste of Heav'n on earth;..the Out Courts of glory.

a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VII. 231 Persons who, like Agrippa, were almost Christians, and have been (as it were) in the Skirts and Out-courts of Heaven.

1853 E. FitzGerald Beware of Smooth Water i. iii. 240 A sort of out-court and repository, Fit but for old Hidalgos and Duennas.

a1883 E. FitzGerald Bird's-Eye View in Lett. & Lit. Remains (1903) 269 Still nothing but the Shade And Out-court of the Majesty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	out-court
释义	† out-courtn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, court n.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + court n.¹ Obsolete. An outer courtyard or enclosure. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > outer court out-court1598 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vi. 106 He almost mixt, with their out courts of guarde. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 193 In the midst of this out-court, there is another; wherein the aforesaid Mosque doth stand. 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans i. 68 A taste of Heav'n on earth;..the Out Courts of glory. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) VII. 231 Persons who, like Agrippa, were almost Christians, and have been (as it were) in the Skirts and Out-courts of Heaven. 1853 E. FitzGerald Beware of Smooth Water i. iii. 240 A sort of out-court and repository, Fit but for old Hidalgos and Duennas. a1883 E. FitzGerald Bird's-Eye View in Lett. & Lit. Remains (1903) 269 Still nothing but the Shade And Out-court of the Majesty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1598
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