Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tournament \Tour"na*ment\, n. [OE. turnement, tornement, OF.
torneiement, tornoiement, F. tournoiement a turning or
wheeling round. See {Tourney}.]
1. A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in
which a number of combatants were engaged, as an
exhibition of their address and bravery; hence,
figuratively, a real battle. "In battle and in
tourneyment." --Chaucer.
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With cruel tournament the squadrons join. --Milton.
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Note: It different from the joust, which was a trial of skill
between one man and another.
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2. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents
for championship; as, a chess tournament.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tournament
n 1: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series
of games to decide the winner [syn: {tournament},
{tourney}]
2: a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
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