joust
verb
[ dʒaʊst ]
• (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"
• compete closely for superiority.
• "the guerrillas jousted for supremacy"
joust
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"
Similar:
tournament,
tourney,
tilt,
the lists,
combat,
contest,
fight,
encounter,
duel,
passage of arms,
Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘join battle, engage’): from Old French jouster ‘bring together’, based on Latin juxta ‘near’.
