Joust

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dÊ’aÊŠst/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠst
• also IPA: /dÊ’uːst/
• Homophones: juiced
• Rhymes: -uːst
• also IPA: /dÊ’ÊŒst/
• Homophones: just
• Rhymes: -ÊŒst

Origin

From Middle English < Old French jouster (modern French: jouter), from late popular Latin juxtō (Classical iuxtō), from iūxta ("close to"). English since the early 14th century.

Full definition of joust

Noun

1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Synonyms

• tilt

Verb

1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

Derived terms

• jouster