hold court (English, verb)
expansion: hold court (third-person singular simple present holds court, present participle holding court, simple past and past participle held court)
Senses:
glosses: To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.
raw_tags: of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat
topics: law
glosses: To convene or preside over a trial or other legal proceeding in a court of law.
raw_tags: of a judge or equivalent official
glosses: To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: holds court
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: holding court
tags: participle
present
form: held court
tags: participle
past
form: held court
tags: past