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quintain

quin·tain [ kwíntən ] (plural quin·tains)


noun 
Definition:
 
practice target for jousting: a target used by a medieval knight for jousting practice

[15th century. Via French< medieval Latin quintana (via) "fifth (street)" (in a Roman camp) < Latin quintus "fifth"]
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