Definitions for corteges

corteges cor·tege

Spelling: [kawr-tezh, -teyzh]
IPA: /kɔrˈtɛʒ, -ˈteɪʒ/

Corteges is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 294 anagrams from letters in corteges (ceegorst).

Definitions for corteges

noun

  1. a procession, especially a ceremonial one:
  2. a line or train of attendants; retinue.

Origin of corteges

1670-80; French Italian corteggio courtly retinue, derivative of corteggiare to court, itself derivative of corte court

Examples for corteges

The cortege was of great length, and splendid in its appointments.

Every exit had been cut off to bottle up the Imperial cortege.

Ption and Barnave, were waiting to take the direction of the cortege.

But it was merely the ushers opening a passage for the cortege.

The other barges in the cortege were rowed by Greenwich pensioners.

That night the white people left the stockade in a cortege of torch bearers.

In accordance with the Italian custom, the cortege marched quickly.

Such of his family as shared his captivity brought up the cortege.

I had a brother who died on Ninth, but I met the cortege at Eighth.

A policeman stopped traffic on Palmetto for the cortege and second line to pass, and in a better street, people broke out dancing.

Word Value for corteges
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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