Medieval History Term of the Week: Quintain
Posted on July 11th, 2008 by stevent
Quintain
[kwin-tn]
Etymology: Etymology: Middle English quintaine, from Anglo-French, perhaps from Latin quintana street in a Roman camp separating the fifth maniple from the sixth where a market was held, from feminine of quintanus fifth in rank, from quintus fifth
Dummy with shield mounted on a post, used as a target in tilting. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 230)
*term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
Thanks for the word. I think I can use it.
“Life in a Medieval Castle” is an excellent book. I’ll have to crack it open again sometime soon.
I have Life in a Medieval Castle in my library, and I often refer to it when writing my novel or doing some research. It’s a resource worth having.
You are going to be able to kick major tail in Scrabble now.