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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