joust
11joust — ► 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 …
12joust — UK [dʒaʊst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms joust : present tense I/you/we/they joust he/she/it jousts present participle jousting past tense jousted past participle jousted 1) to argue or compete 2) if two people riding horses joust, they… …
13joust — jouster, n. /jowst, just, joohst/, n. 1. a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances. 2. this type of combat fought in a highly formalized manner as part of a tournament. 3. jousts, tournament. 4 …
14joust — {{11}}joust (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. joustes, from joster (see JOUST (Cf. joust) (v.)). The sport was popular with Anglo Norman knights. These early tournaments were very rough affairs, in every sense, quite unlike the chivalrous contests of later …
15joust — [[t]ʤa͟ʊst[/t]] jousts, jousting, jousted 1) V RECIP When two or more people or organizations joust, they compete to see who is better. [LITERARY] [pl n V] ...lawyers joust in the courtroom... [V with n] The oil company jousts with Esso for lead… …
16Joust — The joust was the familiar fight between knights on horseback with lance and shield. It evolved from the *hastilude and *melee, becoming an exhibition but one using real skills, with a genuine threat of serious injury or death. Unlike the melee,… …
17joust — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French juster to unite, joust, from Vulgar Latin *juxtare, from Latin juxta near; akin to Latin jungere to join more at yoke Date: 14th century 1. a. to fight on horseback as a knight or… …
18joust — [13] The underlying meaning of joust is simply an ‘encounter’. The word came from Old French juster, which originally meant ‘bring together’, and hence by extension ‘join battle’ and ‘fight on horse back’. The Old French verb goes back to Vulgar… …
19Joust — 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 …
20joust — [[t]dʒaʊst, dʒʌst, dʒust[/t]] n. 1) why a combat in which two mounted knights armed with lances attempted to unhorse each other, esp. as part of a tournament 2) a personal competition or struggle 3) why to engage in a joust 4) to contend or… …
