Meaning of basse court | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.
2. A lower court.
   obsolete

Examples

“One day Arthur took Ogier aside, and informed him that Capalus, king of the Luitons, incessantly attacked the castle of Faerie with design to eject king Arthur from its dominion, and was accustomed to penetrate to the basse court, calling on Arthur to come out engage him.”

“The basse court has long been a quiet village green, and the site of the ballium wall where stern warriors peered over frowning battlements, is now a "lover's walk".”

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