orphans court

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Orphan \Or"phan\, n. [L. orphanus, Gr. ?, akin to L. orbus. Cf.
   {Orb} a blank window.]
   A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also,
   a child who has but one parent living.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Orphans' court} (Law), a court in some of the States of the
      Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of
      orphans or other wards. --Bouvier.
      [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

ORPHANS' COURT. The name of a court in some of the states, having 
jurisdiction of the estates and persons of orphans.