Cort
/kɔːrt/noun
An obsolete or dialectal spelling of “court,” meaning a judicial body, royal household, or enclosed grounds.
Did you know?“Cort” descends from the same ancient enclosure-root that produced “cohort,” originally referring to a group enclosed together—later, a Roman military unit.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gher-
“To enclose or surround”
Ancient Latin
Latin
cohors
“An enclosed yard; later, an assembled group or military cohort”
Late Latin
Latin
cōrs / cohors
“An enclosed court or retinue”
Old French
Old French
cort
“Court, royal household, or enclosed place”
Middle English
Middle English
cort
“Court; a legal assembly or enclosed yard”
Modern English
English
cort
“An obsolete or dialectal form of “court””
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