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Definitions for Quintain
[1] an object mounted on a post or attached to a movable crossbar mounted on a post, used as a target in the medieval sport of tilting.
[2] the sport of tilting at a quintain.
[3] a post or target set up for tilting exercises for mounted knights or foot soldiers
[4] the exercise of tilting at such a target
Words related to Quintain
center, target, butt, omphalos
Words nearby Quintain
quint, quint major, quint minor, quint., quinta, quintain, quintal, quintan, quintana roo, quintant, quinte
Origin of Quintain
1400–50; late Middle English quyntain object for tilting at < Middle French quintaine or Medieval Latin quintāna, of obscure origin; the alleged connection with Latin quīntāna “market place in a military camp” is dubious
Word origin for Quintain
C14: from Old French quintaine, from Latin: street in a Roman camp between the fifth and sixth maniples, from quintus fifth
Synonyms for Quintain
butt, center, omphalos, target, dead center, direct hit, hole in one, home run