QUINTAIN


Meaning of QUINTAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwin-t ə n ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English quintaine, from Anglo-French, perhaps from Latin quintana street in a Roman camp separating the fifth maniple from the sixth where a market was held, from feminine of quintanus fifth in rank, from quintus fifth

Date: 15th century

: an object to be tilted at ; especially : a post with a revolving crosspiece that has a target at one end and a sandbag at the other end

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