- Court of Saint James's
- nounthe British royal court• Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑royal court
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Court of Saint James's
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Court of St. James's — the British royal court: so called from St. James s Palace, London, the former scene of royal receptions. Also, Court of Saint James. * * * Court of St. James or Court of St. James s, the court of the British sovereign. It gets its name from St.… … Useful english dictionary
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Court of St. James's — Etymology: from Saint James s Palace, London, former seat of the British court Date: 1797 the British royal court … New Collegiate Dictionary
Court of St. James's — (or Saint James) n. brit. the British royal court … From formal English to slang
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