tourney

[ toor-nee, tur- ]
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noun,plural tour·neys.
  1. a tournament.

verb (used without object),tour·neyed, tour·ney·ing.
  1. to contend or engage in a tournament.

Origin of tourney

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for tourney

tourney

/ (ˈtʊənɪ, ˈtɔː-) medieval history /


noun
  1. a knightly tournament

verb
  1. (intr) to engage in a tourney

Origin of tourney

1
C13: from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin tornidiāre (unattested) to turn constantly, from Latin tornāre to turn (in a lathe); see tournament

Derived forms of tourney

  • tourneyer, noun

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