Word: backcourt
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
court
Definition: A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.
Affix: court
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cōrtem
Language: la
Decoded: cortem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a farmyard or enclosure