quintain
pronunciation
How to pronounce quintain in British English:
UK ['kwɪntɪn]
How to pronounce quintain in American English:
US ['kwɪntɪn]
Word Origin
- quintain (n.)
- "target for tilting and jousting practice," c. 1400 (in Anglo-Latin from mid-13c.), from Old French quintaine or directly from Medieval Latin quintana; perhaps from Latin quintana "of the fifth" (see quinque-), which as a noun meant "the business part of a camp," on the supposition that this was where military exercises were done [OED].
Example
- 1. John plender is an ft columnist and chairman of quintain
- 2. John plender is a financial times columnist and chairman of quintain plc