Base-court

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Base-court \Base"-court`\, n. [F. basse-cour. See {Base}, a.,
     and {Court}, n.]
     1. The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large
        house; the outer court of a castle.
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     2. (Law) An inferior court of law, not of record.
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