tourney
Americannoun
plural
tourneysverb (used without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- tourneyer noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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However, this tourney attracts lords and knights from great houses throughout Westeros, including a couple whose families figure prominently in “Game of Thrones.”
From Salon
The boy squire shines bright in the otherwise drab surrounds of the tourney campgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times
Best of the West boys volleyball tourney Friday and Saturday at Poway.
From Los Angeles Times
If Cronin fails to make a strong tournament run for a second consecutive season — remember, they didn’t even make the tourney last year — next winter his job situation could begin to get murky.
From Los Angeles Times
Coming into Saturday’s tourney game against Holy Cross, Clark, a fourth-year senior at Iowa, was averaging 5.2 makes and 13.8 attempts from deep.
From Seattle Times
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