tourney
[ too r-nee, tur- ]
/ ˈtʊər ni, ˈtɜr- /
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, tours, tourtière, touré
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tourney
/ (ˈtʊənɪ, ˈtɔː-) 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 tornidiāre (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin tornāre to turn (in a lathe); see tournament
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