tournament: Meaning and Definition of

tour•na•ment

1. a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
2. a meeting for contests in a variety of sports, as between teams of different nations.
1. a contest or martial sport in which two opposing parties of mounted and armored combatants fought for a prize, with blunted weapons and in accordance with certain rules.
2. a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports.