- tourneying
- , sb. == jousting in tournaments. Alys. 1045
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tourney — 1. noun tournament And let the recreant traitors seek 2. verb To take part in a tournament. Here indeed, perhaps, by rule of antagonisms, may be the place to mention that, after ’s return, there was a liberty of tourneying given to the fighting… … Wiktionary
