joust

English

/dʒaʊst/, /dʒʌʊst/, /dʒuːst/, /dʒʌst/

noun

Definitions

A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French jouster derived from Latin *iuxtāre, *juxtō, *iuxto, *iuxtō, iūxta (close to).

Origin

Latin

iūxta

Gloss

close to

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

jostle English
jostlement English
jostler English
jostly English
jouster English
jousteth English
*iuxtāre, *juxtō, *iuxto, *iuxtō Latin
iūxta Latin
jousten Middle English
jouster Old French