Definition of tourney

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tour·ney    (trn, tûr-) KEY  

intr.v.
tour·neyed , tour·ney·ing , tour·neys

To compete in a tournament.

NOUN:
pl. tour·neys

A tournament.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English torneien, from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin *tornizre, to turn around, from Latin tornre, to turn in a lathe ; see turn

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