a place enclosed, the place occupied by a sovereign, a lordly mansion; from the Lat. _cohors_, also _cors-cortis_ (an enclosed yard), cognate with the Grk. _hortos_. The Romans called the castles built by Roman settlers in the provinces _cortes_ or _cortem_, thence _court_ became a common affix to the names of mansions in England and France--thus Hampton Court and Hunton Court, in England; Leoncourt, Aubigne-court, Honnecourt (the mansion of Leo, Albinius, and Honulf); Aubercourt (of Albert); Mirecourt, Lat. _Mercurii-curtis_, where altars were wont to be dedicated to Mercury. From the diminutives of this word arose Cortiles, Cortina, Corticella, Courcelles, etc. The words _court_, _cour_, and _corte_ were also used as equivalent to the Lat. _curia_ (the place of assembly for the provincial councils)--thus Corte, in Corsica, where the courts of justice were held; but Corsica itself derived its name from the Phœnician _chorsi_ (a woody place). The Cortes, in Spain, evidently equivalent to the Lat. _curia_, gives its name to several towns in that country; Coire, the capital of the Grisons, in Switzerland, comes from the anc. _Curia Rhætiorum_ (the place where the provincial councils of the Rhætians were held); Corbridge, in Northumberland, is supposed to take its name from a Roman _curia_, and perhaps Currie, in East Lothian. [Sidenote: CRAIG, CARRAIG, CARRICK (Gadhelic), CRAIG (Cym.-Cel.),] a rock; _e.g._ Craigie, Creich, Crathie, Gael. _Creagach_ (rocky), parishes in Scotland; Carrick and Carrig, in Ireland (either the rocks or rocky ground); Carrick-on-Suir (the rock of the R. Suir)--_v._ p. 42; Craigengower (the goat’s rock); Craigendarroch (the rock of the oak-wood); Craigdou (black rock); Craigdearg (red rock); Craigmore (great rock); Craig-Phadric (St. Patrick’s rock), in Inverness-shire; Craignish (the rock of the island), the extremity of which is Ardcraignish; Craignethan (the rock encircled by the R. Nethan), supposed to be the archetype of Tullietudlem; Craigentinny (the little rock of the fire)--_v._ TEINE; Criggan (the little rock). In Wales, Crick-Howel and Crickadarn (the rock of Howel and Cadarn); Criccaeth (the narrow hill); Crick, in Derbyshire; Creach, in Somerset; Critch-hill, Dorset. [Sidenote: CREEK (A.S.), CRECCA, KREEK (Teut.), CRIQUE (Fr.),] a small bay; _e.g._ Cricklade, anc. _Creccagelade_ (the bay of the stream); Crayford (the ford of the creek); Crique-bœuf, Crique-by, Crique-tot, Crique-villa (the dwelling on the creek); Criquiers (the creeks), in France. In America this word signifies a small stream, as Saltcreek, etc. [Sidenote: CROES, CROG (Cym.-Cel.), CROIS, CROCH (Gadhelic), CROD (A.S.), KRYS (Scand.), KREUTZ (Ger.), CROIX (Fr.),]