† suit courtn.Obsolete the court in which tenants owe suit to their lord.Johnson in quot. 1755 attributes to (Nathan) Bailey, but this use has not been traced.
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1755 S. JohnsonDict. Eng. Lang.Suit Court, is the court in which tenants owe attendance to their lord. Bailey.