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 horseback2: to engage in combat or competition as if in a joust <jousting debaters> <jousting bighorn rams>

— joust·er noun