tournay

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proper noun

A village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania.

OriginAnglo-Norman turnei ← Old French tornei →
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Meanings

tournay1

nountournay (plural tournays)

plural tournays

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tourney.

Tournay2

proper nounTournay (countable and uncountable, plural Tournays)

plural Tournays

  1. countableuncountableA village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania.
  2. countableuncountableA surname from French.

Origin

tournay · noun

  1. Old Frenchtornei“tournament”
  2. Anglo-Normanturnei
  3. Englishtournay

From Anglo-Norman turnei, from Old French tornei (“tournament”), from tornoier (“to joust, tilt”).

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Tournay · proper noun

  1. FrenchTournay
  2. EnglishTournay

Borrowed from French Tournay.

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Cite this entry
APA

tournay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tournay

MLA

“tournay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tournay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tournay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tournay.

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