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quintains
We have found lemma(root) word of quintains : quintain.
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[ˈkwɪntɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a post set up as a mark in tilting with a lance, typically with a sandbag attached that would swing round and strike an unsuccessful tilter
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French quintaine, perhaps based on Latin quintana, a street in a Roman camp separating the fifth and sixth maniples, where military exercises were performed (from quintus ‘fifth’)
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