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Definition of Royal court

1. Noun. The family and retinue of a sovereign or prince.

2. Noun. The sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Royal Court

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Literary usage of Royal court

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1907)
"[Translation]1 A final decision in a law suit was given on January 30, 1935, unde P.41702/934/1, before the Budapest royal court, which suit was in by the ..."

2. Reports of State Trials: New Series... 1820 to [1858]...by Great Britain State Trials Committee, John Macdonell, John Edward Power Wallis by Great Britain State Trials Committee, John Macdonell, John Edward Power Wallis (1894)
"In 1843 and 1844 the Bailiff ami Jurats of the royal court of Guernsey presented two petitions to Her Majesty in Council, complaining that the ..."

3. The County Palatine of Durham: A Study in Constitutional History by Gaillard Thomas Lapsley (1899)
"The Transition from a Feudal to a royal court. Several surviving records that form landmarks in this process of development must now be examined. ..."

4. The County Palatine of Durham: A Study in Constitutional History by Gaillard Thomas Lapsley (1900)
"The Transition from a Feudal to a royal court. Several surviving records that form landmarks in this process of development must now be examined. ..."

5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1821)
"The Administration of the Criminal Code in England and the spirit of the English government, by M. Cottu, Counsellor of the royal court of Paris, ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"He was highly esteemed at the royal court and received a pension of 600 francs. He was buried in the chapel of the convent of St. James in Paris, ..."

7. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... but the term is more generally applied to a friend in the royal court, who will whisper a good word for you to the sovereign at the proper place and ..."

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