joust

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Two medieval knights participating in a joust.

noun

The definition of joust is a combat sport between two knights on horseback carrying a long sharp weapon, or a series of contests in a game or sport.
An example of joust is a sport played in medieval times.

verb

Joust is defined as to be in combat or sport against another knight on horseback with a long thin sharp weapon.
An example of joust is riding on the back of horse during a tournament at the Renaissance Fair.

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joust

a combat or contest with lances, as between two medieval knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament
[pl.] a tournament

Origin of joust

Middle English jouste from Old French from jouster: see joustthe intransitive verb

to engage in a joust

Origin of joust

ME justen < OFr jouster, juster < VL *juxtare, to approach, tilt < L juxta: see juxta-

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joust

also just

noun

a. A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a tilting match.
b. jousts A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances: a politician who relishes a joust with reporters.

intransitive verb

joust·ed, joust·ing, jousts, also just·ed just·ing justs

To engage in mounted combat with lances; tilt.
To engage in a personal combat or competition.

Origin of joust

Middle English from Old French juste from juster to joust from Vulgar Latin iūxtāre to be next to from Latin iūxtā close by ; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

joust′er
noun

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Noun

(plural jousts)

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted)

To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

Origin

From Middle English < Old French jouster (modern French: jouter), from late popular Latin juxtō (Classical iuxtō), from iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.

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