tiltyard

[ tilt-yahrd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

tiltyard

/ ˈtɪltˌjɑːd /

First recorded in 1520–30; tilt ¹ + yard ²

Guy, advancing as gaily as if he had been in the tiltyard at Wark, gallantly unhorsed one Saracen with the point of his lance.

Nor was it clear that he had not been engaged in other than the mimic warfare of the tiltyard.

She had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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