What Spanish word describes the formal court or group accompanying a quinceañera?

Corte de honor is the Spanish phrase for the formal court accompanying a quinceañera.

The phrase literally means “court of honor.” It describes the group selected to accompany the honoree during ceremonial parts of the event, such as the entrance, photographs, and formal dances.

The court commonly includes damas and male attendants, but its membership is not standardized. Friends, siblings, cousins, and other relatives may be chosen, and some modern celebrations reduce the court or omit it entirely.

Corte de honor should not be confused with the reception venue or the religious service. It is a ceremonial group, not a legal institution. English descriptions may call it the “court of honor,” while Spanish-language invitations and programs use the original phrase.