To contend in a joust, be it verbal, one must also behave in a chivalrous way.
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Joust
//d͡ʒaʊst//
Synonyms for "joust" (63 found)
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Related words (31)
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Translations
49 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- рицарски двубой noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Catalan
2 entries- justa noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- justar verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 比武 noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- 馬上長矛比武 /马上长矛比武 noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Czech
4 entries- klání noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- souboj noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- soupeření noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- bojovat dřevci verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Danish
3 entries- dyst noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- duellere verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
- dyste verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Dutch
3 entries- steekspel noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- aan een steekspel deelnemen verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
- duelleren verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Finnish
2 entries- peitsiottelu noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- otella peitsiottelussa verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
French
2 entries- joute équestre noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- jouter verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Galician
2 entries- torneo noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- xusta noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Georgian
3 entries- ასპარეზობა noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- ტურნირი noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- შეჯიბრი noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
German
3 entries- Lanzenstechen noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- Lanzenzweikampf noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- Tjost noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Hebrew
1 entries- תחרות noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Hungarian
1 entries- lovagi torna noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Italian
3 entries- giostra noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- giostrare verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
- torneare verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Japanese
2 entries- ジョスト noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- 馬上槍試合 noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Maltese
1 entries- ġostra noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Marathi
2 entries- जाउस्ट noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- जाउस्ट करणे verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Polish
1 entries- turniej noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Portuguese
1 entries- justa noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Russian
2 entries- поеди́нок noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- турни́р noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Spanish
2 entries- justa noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- justar verb (engage in mock combat on horseback)
Swedish
4 entries- dust noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- riddarspel noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- tornering noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
- tornerspel noun (a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
A medieval joust is held in the town of Arezzo every year.
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medieval joust
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The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.
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