court cards

Kings, queens, jacks

Court cards are the face cards in a standard deck of playing cards—kings, queens, and jacks.

The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say face cards.

The court cards in a tarot deck include an additional figure, the page or knave.

playing

jack

Device for lifting vehicles

queenMost powerful chess piece
kingMale crowned ruler
face cardsIllustrated deck members

knave · one-eyed jack · bower · valet · dame · deck · hand · trump · shuffle · dealing

tarot

page

Noble's young assistant

knightHonored mounted soldier
queenMost powerful chess piece
kingMale crowned ruler

wands · cups · swords · pentacles · querent · readings · divination · spread · upright · reversed

symbolism

royalty

Payment for usage rights

hierarchyRanked authority structure
rankPosition in hierarchy
nobilityTitled ruling class

power · authority · crown · throne · scepter · orb · robes · heraldry · regalia · medieval

Categories

card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
playing cardsace, jack, king, queen, joker
card termsace, pair, flush, king of hearts, straight
Tarottarot, tarot cards, tarot reading, major arcana, arcana
Trick-Taking Cardstrump, trick, tricks, bid, deal
Minor Arcana

Opposites

card type hierarchy

court cardsnumber cards

Deck cards showing numerical values

numbered cards · aces

Family

court, card, courtesy, martial, courtship, counterpart, courting, courthouse, courtly

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G