tourney
noun /ˈtʊəni/
/ˈtʊrni/
(North American English) (also tournament British and North American English)
- a sports competition involving a number of teams or players who take part in different games and must leave the competition if they lose. The competition continues until there is only the winner left.Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tornei (noun), torneier (verb), based on Latin tornus ‘a turn’.