\Tour"ney\, n. [OF. tornei, tornoi, F. tournoi, fr. OF.
torneier, tornoier, tournoier, to tit, to tourney, F.
tournoyer to turn round and round. See {Turn}, v. t.]
A tournament. --Bacon.

      At tilt or tourney or like warlike game. --Spenser.

      We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is
      scantly time for half the work.          --Tennyson.

\Tour"ney\, v. i. [Cf.OF. torneier. See {Tourney}, n. ]
To perform in tournaments; to tilt.

      Well could he tourney, and in lists debate. --Spenser.