"quintain" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɪntɪn/ Forms: quintains [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman quintaine, quinteine, Middle French quintaine, probably from Latin quīntāna (“street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp”), feminine form of quīntānus (“pertaining to the fifth”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|quintaine}} Anglo-Norman quintaine, {{m|fro|quinteine}} quinteine, {{uder|en|frm|quintaine}} Middle French quintaine, {{uder|en|la|quīntāna||street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp}} Latin quīntāna (“street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp”), {{m|la|quintanus|quīntānus|pertaining to the fifth}} quīntānus (“pertaining to the fifth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quintain (plural quintains)
  1. (now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice. Wikipedia link: quintain Tags: historical Related terms: quintile, quintuplicate Translations (Translations): estaferm [masculine] (Catalan), quintane [common-gender] (Danish), quintaine [feminine] (French), drehender Roland [masculine] (German), Quintana [feminine] (German), quintana [feminine] (Italian), estafermo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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