# base court

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The secondary, inferior, outdoor or rear courtyard of a large house, palace or castle.
2. An inferior court of law, not a court of record.

## Etymology
French basse-cour.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/base-court