joust

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[edit] English

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Jousting.

[edit] Etymology

From Old French joster (modern French: jouter), from Latin juxtare

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[edit] Noun

Singular
joust

Plural
jousts

joust (plural jousts)

  1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

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Infinitive
to joust

Third person singular
jousts

Simple past
jousted

Past participle
jousted

Present participle
jousting

to joust (third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted)

  1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

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