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Record 1 2012-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture (General)
  • Contests (Recreation)
  • History (General)
DEF

Formerly, a combat, for sport or exercise, between two knights on horseback, in which they charged at each other, each trying to unseat the other with his lance.

OBS

Usually, jousts, plural: A tournament consisting of a series of such combats.

Key term(s)
  • jousts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture (Généralités)
  • Concours (Loisirs)
  • Histoire (Généralités)
DEF

Combat singulier à la lance et à cheval, au Moyen Âge.

OBS

On recourt maintenant au terme «joute» pour signifier un combat verbal (une joute oratoire, une joute d'esprit). Dans le domaine des sports, même si le terme demeure impropre, on l'utilise au lieu de «match, partie, rencontre» : une joute de hockey.

Spanish

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