Definition of Jost
Joust (?), v. i. [OE. justen,
jousten, OF. jouster, jouster, joster, F.
jouter, fr. L. juxta near to, nigh, from the root of
jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Jostle.]
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the
lists; to tilt. [Written also just.]
For the whole army to joust and
tourney. Holland.
Joust, n. [OE. juste,
jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste, F.
joute. See Joust, v. i.] A
tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the
lists or inclosed field. [Written also just.]
Gorgeous knights at joust and
tournament. Milton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
- A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two knights in the lists or inclosed field.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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