joustverb [ I ]
uk/dʒaʊst/us/dʒaʊst/(in the past) to fight with a lance (= a long pointed weapon) while riding on a horse, especially as a sport
to compete, especially for power or control:
The two teams are jousting for position at the top of the league.
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Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500
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- Anglo-Saxon
- bestiary
- chivalry
- crusade
- feudal
- Gothic
- Hegira
- minstrel
- moor
- Moorish
- Norman
- pre-Columbian
- serfdom
- stock
- the dark ages
- the Middle Ages
- the Norman Conquest
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