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court

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Searchable Lemmata: court (AF).
Alternate Forms:

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(adj.) Other; in short dress (describing the King; from the adj. meaning 'short'). Cf. L curtus.(circa 1392)
1. se vesti en une longe gowne, qar il avoit chivachez tout jour court [AND Lett Rich II (212.24) 1392]
c.f.: curtus
AF.
Status: High    Rank: High    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Old French; from L curtus.
WF:
Etym Cog: curtus.
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