An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. • A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac. • A housing estate under the Home Ownership Scheme. • An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings. • Royal society. • The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace. • The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state. • Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign. • Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone. • The administration of law. • The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. • The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases. • An organization for the administration of law, consisting of a body of judges with a certain jurisdiction along with its administrative apparatus. • The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both. • The session of a judicial assembly. • Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. • A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games • one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play • A space prepared and decorated by certain bird species in which to advertise themselves for a mate.