tournament

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtʊənəm(ə)nt/

noun

  • 1(in a sport or game) a series of contests between a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize.
  • 2(in the Middle Ages) a sporting event in which two knights (or two groups of knights) jousted on horseback with blunted weapons, each trying to knock the other off, the winner receiving a prize.
  • a modern event involving display of military techniques and exercises: the Royal Tournament

Origin:

Middle English (in tournament (sense 2)): from Anglo-Norman French variants of Old French torneiement, from torneier 'take part in a tourney' (see tourney)

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