tourney

intr.v., -neyed, -ney·ing, -neys.
To compete in a tournament.

n., pl., -neys.
A tournament.

[Middle English torneien, from Old French torneier, from Vulgar Latin *tornizāre, to turn around, from Latin tornāre, to turn in a lathe. See turn.]

noun

Any competition or test of opposing wills likened to the sport in which knights fought with lances: joust, tilt, tournament. See conflict/cooperation.

Music for or preceding a tournament. The genre was cultivated particularly in the 17th century at the courts of northern Italy and at Paris, Munich and Vienna, often to celebrate a wedding or birthday; it was in effect an equestrian ballet preceded by short scenes. The music (little of which survives) consisted of recitatives, arias and choruses for the introduction and similar scenes, and music for the ballet or ‘contest’. The subject, allegorical, classical, mythological or fantastic, symbolized the dispute over the merits of the contestants. Among composers who wrote for tourneys were Peri, Monteverdi, Lully, Steffani, J. H. Schmelzer and J. C. Kerll.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
  Synonym: tournament

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The verb tourney has one meaning:

Meaning #1: engage in a tourney

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