Definition
To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc.
In Context
- "She was the centre of a very brilliant group, a most beautiful woman holding court, as was only right and proper, among her admirers."
- "Suddenly I heard a familiar laugh, headed down to the bar and found José Andrés holding court with journalists on behalf of a solar-powered cookstove that cheaply boils water for people with little or no access to fuel."
- "With a rumpled, folksy manner, he held court for years in the smoke-filled beer hall of the King Louis Hotel in Calgary."