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tourney
[ toor-nee, tur- ]
/ ËtÊÉr ni, ËtÉr- /
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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
1300â50; (v.) Middle English tourneyen<Old French torneier<Vulgar Latin *tornidiÄre to wheel, keep turning; (noun) Middle English tourneie<Old French tournei, derivative of tourneier.See turn
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British Dictionary definitions for tourney
tourney
/ (ËtÊÉnÉȘ, ËtÉË-) medieval history /
noun
a knightly tournament
verb
(intr) to engage in a tourney
Derived forms of tourney
tourneyer, nounWord Origin for tourney
C13: from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin tornidiÄre (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin tornÄre to turn (in a lathe); see tournament
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