1. The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house; the outer court of a castle.
2. (Law)
Defn: An inferior court of law, not of record.
BASED
Based, p. p. & a.
1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
2. Etym: [See Base, n., 18-21.]
Defn: Wearing, or protected by, bases. [Obs.] "Based in lawny velvet." E. Hall.
BASEDOW'S DISEASE Ba"se*dow's dis*ease". Etym: [Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician.] (Med.)
Defn: A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; — called also exophthalmic goiter. Flint.
BASELARD
Bas"e*lard, n. Etym: [OF. baselarde, LL. basillardus.]