tourney

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tourney

/ˈtɝni/ US
/ˈtʊɚni/ US
/ˈtʊə(ɹ)ni/ UK
/ˈtɔː(ɹ)ni/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni, -ʊə(ɹ)ni, -ɔː(ɹ)ni

Where it comes from

From Anglo-Norman turnei, from Old French tornei (“tournament”), from tornoier (“to joust, tilt”).

noun tourneys · tournies

A tournament. By a knight of ghostes & shadowes, I sumon’d am to Tourney. ten leagues beyond the wide worlds end

verb tourneys · tourneying · tourneyed

archaic To take part in a tournament. Here indeed, perhaps, by rule of antagonisms, may be the place to mention that, after King Richard’s return, there was a liberty of tourneying given to the fighting men of England […]

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Closest in meaning: tournament, just, tour, tune-up, national, hat tournament, round, single-elimination tournament, tilt, tennis, bracket, event, trial, tour match, cup tie, rest

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@misc{tourney_2026,
  title = {tourney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tourney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}