- Joust
- Tournament or combat of two mounted knights, tilting using lances.The charge of two knights bearing shield and lance. See also the Joust of Peace and Joust of War.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Joust
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Joust — (joust or j[u^]st; 277), v. i. [OE. justen, jousten, OF. jouster, jouster, joster, F. jouter, fr. L. juxta near to, nigh, from the root of jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Jostle}.] 1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joust — Joust, n. [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste, F. joute. See {Joust}, v. i.] 1. A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also {just}.] [1913 Webster] Gorgeous knights at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
joust — [joust; jo͞ost, just] n. [ME jouste < OFr < jouster: see JOUST the vi.] 1. a combat with lances between two knights on horseback; esp., such a formal combat as part of a tournament 2. [pl.] a tournament vi. [ME justen < OFr jouster,… … English World dictionary
joust — [dʒaust] v 1.) to fight with ↑lances (=long sticks) while riding horses, as part of a formal competition in the past 2.) to compete or argue with someone joust with ▪ The minister and I have often jousted with each other. >joust[i] n … Dictionary of contemporary English
joust — [ dʒaust ] verb intransitive 1. ) to argue or compete 2. ) if two people riding horses joust, they fight by riding toward each other and trying to hit each other with a LANCE (=long stick) ╾ joust noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
joust — joust; joust·er; … English syllables
joust — index compete, fight (battle) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
joust — ► VERB 1) (of a medieval knight) engage in a contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances. 2) compete for superiority. ► NOUN ▪ a jousting contest. DERIVATIVES jouster noun. ORIGIN Old French jouster bring together , from Latin … English terms dictionary
