n.
Pronunciation: ' jau ̇ st sometimes ' j ə st or ' jüst
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French juster to unite, joust, from Vulgar Latin *juxtare, from Latin juxta near; akin to Latin jungere to join ― more at YOKE
Date: 14th century
1 a : to fight on horseback as a knight or man-at-arms b : to engage in combat with lances on horseback
2 : to engage in combat or competition as if in a joust < joust ing debaters> < joust ing bighorn rams>
– joust · er noun