QUINTAIN

[quin.tain] n [ME quintaine, fr. MF, perh. fr. L quintana street in a Roman camp separating the fifth maniple from the sixth where a market was held, fr. fem. of quintanus fifth in rank, fr. quintus fifth] (15c): an object to be tilted at; esp: a post with a revolving crosspiece that has a target at one end and a sandbag at the other end