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Definition of "royal court" [royal court]

  • The sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state (noun)
  • The family and retinue of a sovereign or prince (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "royal court" in a sentence
  • "As is true of most Mesopotamian omen-series, the predictions of Enûma Anu Enlil relate exclusively to the royal court and to the nation; the professional reader of omens, the bāru, performed his duties solely in order to advise the king of the future course of events."
  • "“Marshal Grouchy here has promised me that he will tell the royal court in Paris that we fought like the idiots we are, but had to concede to superior forces!”"