Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo seek to achieve or win (a prize). · To risk (a consequence, usually negative). · To attempt to attract, in any way; to invite by attractions. · To try to win a commitment to marry from.
From Middle English court, from Old French cort, curt, from Late Latin cōrs, contracted from Latin cohors. Doublet of cohort. Displaced native Old English stapol. Professional tennis players playing on a tennis court (noun sense 5) in New Delhi, India
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