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tourney

tour·ney [ túrnee ]


noun  (plural tour·neys)
Definition:
 
1. U.S. 
Same as  tournament (sense 1)


2. history 
Same as  tournament (sense 2)




intransitive verb  (past and past participle tour·neyed, present participle tour·ney·ing, 3rd person present singular tour·neys)
Definition:
 
compete in tournament: to take part in a medieval tournament

[13th century. Via Old French torneier "to joust, tilt" < Latin tornare "to turn"]

tour·ney·er noun
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