tournament Definition

1. A competition, eg in tennis or chess, that usually involves many players taking part in heats for a championship.

Thesaurus: competition, championship, contest, match, tourney, event.
2a. historical
In the Middle Ages: a competition involving either pairs of knights or two groups of knights on horseback jousting with each other, usually with blunted lances and swords;
2b. historical
In the Middle Ages: a meeting where this kind of competition takes place. See also tourney.