Tournament
noun
1.
a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests:
a chess tournament.
2.
a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
3.
History/Historical.
a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules.
a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.
noun
1.
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to determine an overall winner
2.
a meeting for athletic or other sporting contestants: an archery tournament
3.
(medieval history)
(originally) a martial sport or contest in which mounted combatants fought for a prize
(later) a meeting for knightly sports and exercises
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