tourney
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈtɝni/ / /ˈtʊɚni/ / /ˈtʊə(ɹ)ni/
noun
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman turnei, from Old French tornei (“tournament”), from tornoier (“to joust, tilt”).
- A tournament.
“By a knight of ghostes & shadowes, I sumon’d am to Tourney. ten leagues beyond the wide worlds end”
“And let the recreant traitors seek My tourney court.”
verb
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman turnei, from Old French tornei (“tournament”), from tornoier (“to joust, tilt”).
- To take part in a tournament.
“Here indeed, perhaps, by rule of antagonisms, may be the place to mention that, after King Richard’s return, there was a liberty of tourneying given to the fighting men of England […]”