# joust

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒaʊst/ · frequency rank #54,873

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

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/joust