joust

 
Pronunciation: /dʒaʊst/

verb

[no object]
  • 1 (often as noun jousting) historical (of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances: to joust, a man must have an opponent to ride against (as noun jousting) jousting goes back to medieval days
  • 2compete closely for superiority: the guerrillas jousted for supremacy

noun

  • a medieval sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fought with lances: the king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts, tournaments, and the chase

Derivatives

jouster

noun

Origin:

Middle English (originally in the sense 'join battle, engage'): from Old French jouster 'bring together', based on Latin juxta 'near'