Tournament Definition

to͝ornə-mənt, tûr-
tournaments
noun
tournaments
In the Middle Ages,
Webster's New World
A series of contests in some sport or game, as basketball or chess, in which a number of people or teams take part, trying to win the championship.
Webster's New World
A medieval martial sport in which two groups of mounted and armored combatants fought against each other with blunted lances or swords.
American Heritage

(historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.

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Noun

Singular:
tournament
Plural:
tournaments

Origin of Tournament

  • Middle English tournement a medieval sport from Old French torneiement from torneier to tourney tourney

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French tornoiement (Modern French tournoiement) from the verb tornoier.

    From Wiktionary

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