Main Entry: ¹joust

Pronunciation: \ˈjau̇st sometimes ˈjəst or ˈjüst\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French juster to unite, joust, from Vulgar Latin *juxtare, from Latin juxta near; akin to Latin jungere to join — more at yoke

Date: 14th century

1 a : to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms b : to engage in combat with lances on horseback
2 : to engage in combat or competition as if in a joust <jousting debaters> <jousting bighorn rams>

— joust·er noun