Noun: tournament tûr-nu-munt or tor-nu-munt
- A sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
"The chess tournament attracted players from around the world";
- tourney [N. Amer]
- A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
"The medieval tournament attracted knights from across the kingdom"
Derived forms: tournaments
Type of: competition, contest
Encyclopedia: Tournament