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Meanings of court title in English

Russian
придворная должность
Spanish
posicion cortesana
Catalan
ocupació cortesana

Traditional position within a royal, ducal, or noble household.

        придворная должность
        Synonyms
        Examples for "court appointment"
        Examples for "court appointment"
        1
        Tuesday's court appointment is part of a preliminary hearing, the two sources said.
        Reuters
        2
        He had held before a court appointment; being, I believe, the Residency sweeper-out.
        In the South Seas / Being an Account of Experiences and Observat...
        3
        There has never been a court appointment once an election has begun, he said.
        News.com.au
        4
        But Domenico had gone on to a grand court appointment in one of the German states.
        Cry to heaven
        5
        I think he's angling for a court appointment.
        The Wise Man’s Fear
        1
        Guys who generally take good court position and use the speed of the court to counterpunch.
        News.com.au
        2
        One of the nominees, Brett Talley, selected for a district court position in Alabama, had already said he would withdraw.
        Reuters
        3
        A well-grounded knowledge of court position saves many points, to say nothing of much breath expended in long runs after hopeless shots.
        The Art of Lawn Tennis
        4
        No one but a brother, who holds a court position at Vienna: and who could not leave even to attend the funeral.
        Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
        5
        Where he will be I will strive to explain in my chapter on court position; but his whereabouts are known without looking at him.
        The Art of Lawn Tennis
        Usage of court title in English
        1
        That's the friendly and super-libellous-though-I-wouldn't-put-my-mortgage-on-it-in- court title of an email I've just been sent by Andy Underwood.
        The Guardian
        2
        You have magic enough for a court title.
        A kiss of shadows
        3
        He holds now a prominent position in one of the Ministries, and has the honourary court title of "Chambellan de sa Majeste."
        Russia
        4
        Kerber beat Wiliams in the Wimbledon final to become the first German woman to win the grass court title since Steffi Graf in 1996.
        Radio NZ
        5
        A year ago Nadal had never gone beyond the third round of a grand slam, and had one rather insignificant clay- court title to his name.
        The Irish Times
        6
        Andy Murray was pushed all the way by Philipp Kohlschreiber but came through to win his first clay- court title at the BMW Open in Munich.
        The Irish Times
        7
        I thought "Captain" was the better title to use, rather than your husband's Court title of "Chamberlain."
        Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts
        8
        Safina has won major clay- court titles in Rome and Madrid this spring and began the French Open as the overwhelming favourite.
        The Guardian