Court of honor

A ceremonial forecourt of a palace, villa, or castle laid out as a garden; on the street side it is enclosed by an openwork fence, and on the remaining sides by the wings or ranges of a U-shaped building.

A ceremonial forecourt of a palace, villa, or castle laid out as a garden; on the street side it is enclosed by an openwork fence, and on the remaining sides by the wings or ranges of a U-shaped building.