hastilude en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin hastiludum, from hasta (“spear”) and ludus (“sport, game”).
Meanings
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A medieval martial game.
For I take you all to witness what marvelous feats he did in that great tournament and hastilude which our brother the High King made for him […]
1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 4, in The Horse and His Boy, Collins, published 1998:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hastiludes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |