joust

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒaʊst/ SAMPA: /dZaUst/

  Rhymes: -aʊst

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• jouster

[edit] Translations

• Spanish: justar es(es)