Quintain Definition
kwĭntən
noun
An object supported by a crosspiece on a post, used by knights as a target in tilting.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Quintain
Noun
Singular:
quintain
Plural:
quintainsOrigin of Quintain
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From Anglo-Norman quintine, quinteine, Middle French quintaine, probably from Latin quÄ«ntāna (“street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp"), feminine form of quÄ«ntānus (“pertaining to the fifth").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English quintaine from Old French probably from Latin quīntāna (via) fifth (street in a Roman camp, supposedly used for military exercises) from quīntus fifth penkwe in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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