tourney

[ toor-nee, tur- ]

/ ˈtʊər ni, ˈtɜr- /

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noun, plural tour·neys.

a tournament.

verb (used without object), tour·neyed, tour·ney·ing.

to contend or engage in a tournament.

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Origin of tourney

1300–50; (v.) Middle English tourneyen<Old French torneier<Vulgar Latin *tornidiāre to wheel, keep turning; (noun) Middle English tourneie<Old French tournei, derivative of tourneier.See turn

Words nearby tourney

tourmaline, Tournai, tournament, tournedos, Tourneur, tourney, tourniquet, tournois, tour of duty, tour operator, Tours

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How to use tourney in a sentence

When Mike Davis replaced Bob Knight, removed after 29 years at Indiana, he made the national title game in his second year — then didn’t reach the tourney’s second weekend in the next four years and was let go.
Coach K was bigger than Duke, and replacing him is a nearly impossible task|Barry Svrluga|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Certainly the Huskies are an altogether different challenge than any team Arizona has faced in the tourney so far.
As A 3-Seed In The Women’s Final Four, Arizona Is Practically A Cinderella|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|April 1, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Possibility seems so abundant in a women’s field of 64 teams and a men’s tourney of 68.
March Madness has long been the NCAA’s Magic Eraser. This time it’s a highlighter.|Jerry Brewer|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
That could spell trouble for the Big 12 trio of West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Texas, who are all outside the top 25 as the tourney begins.
The Top Seeds To Trust — And Avoid — In The Men’s NCAA Tournament|Santul Nerkar (santul.nerkar@abc.com)|March 19, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

That’s particularly frustrating when taking one or the other would have lowered anxiety about a tourney berth headed into Thursday’s coin flip against the Spartans.
Mark Turgeon’s Terrapins might not be great, but they sure are gritty|Barry Svrluga|March 11, 2021|Washington Post
The U.S. will need more offensive firepower to make a deep run in the tourney.
Will Jozy Altidore Be Team USA’s World Cup Savior vs. Belgium?|Emily Shire|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While fans of snubbed teams will be furious, or dispirited, or both, Wellman will crush in the aftermath of Tourney selection.
Meet the Man to Hate on Selection Sunday|Matt Gallagher|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Cougars pour in 84.2 points per game, more than any other team in the tourney.
The March Madness Teams to Cheer If Yours Got Bounced|Ben Teitelbaum|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They became just the seventh 15 seed in tourney history to win their first-round matchup.
Florida Gulf Coast University Are the Talk of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney|Marlow Stern|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Forth went the messengers "crying the tourney," till their mules were dust-covered and their voices cracked.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
All the knights swore that he had outdone all the cavaliers of the tourney, and must receive the chief prize.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
They have come in the spirit that brought their sisters of old to watch true knights battle in the tourney.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
In Welsh tru means a twisting or turning, and this root is at the base of tourney and tournament.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
The tourney does not open till noon; my arms are in good condition and my horse is eating his provender.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion|Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for tourney

tourney

/ (ˈtʊənɪ, ˈtɔː-) medieval history /

noun

a knightly tournament

verb

(intr) to engage in a tourney

Derived forms of tourney

tourneyer, noun

Word Origin for tourney

C13: from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin tornidiāre (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin tornāre to turn (in a lathe); see tournament

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