Court of St. James's

Court of St. James's
   is the standard designation of the place to which ambassadors are posted in Great Britain. The absence of an apostrophe and a second s is common even in Britain but wrong, as here: "He was ambassador to the Court of St. James in 1939, when Britain offered him its sword to defend Poland" (Observer). St. Jamess also applies as the spelling for the London park and square.

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  • Court of St James — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Court of St. James — or Court of St. James s, the court of the British sovereign. It gets its name from St. James s Palace in London, where royal receptions were formerly held …   Useful english dictionary

  • Court of St. James — n. 〚after ST. JAMES S PALACE〛 the British royal court * * * …   Universalium

  • Court of St James — Court of St James, the one of the old names of the official home of the British king or queen. Formally, an ↑ambassador (=the official representative of a country) who is sent to the UK from a foreign country is called the Ambassador to the Court …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Court of St. James — n. [after ST. JAMES S PALACE] the British royal court …   English World dictionary

  • Court of St. James's — United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • 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. * * * …   Universalium

  • Court of St James’s — the official name for the British royal court. Ambassadors in Britain are officially called ambassadors to the Court of St James’s. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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