"Court" seems to me to be a relic of once-Great Britain.
Kings, magistrates "held court." There were even court jesters, right? Didn't they provide some sort of entertainment? Why were they court jesters? Did they commit some crime, in which the punishment became making a fool of oneself?
"Court" seems to me to be a relic of once-Great Britain.
Kings, magistrates "held court." There were even court jesters, right? Didn't they provide some sort of entertainment? Why were they court jesters? Did they commit some crime, in which the punishment became making a fool of oneself?