Hold court?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> “<span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="court">court</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> (<span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>).</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="year">year</span>). <span word="Reaching">Reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>.</p><p><span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="court">court</span>?</p><p>“<span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="court">court</span>” <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="courtiers">courtiers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="presides">presides</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="dominates">dominates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="presiding">presiding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="also">also</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="likewise">likewise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="obeys">obeys</span> <span word="him">him</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="commands">commands</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="laps">laps</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>.</p>
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