duel
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
Other meanings
Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat).
Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups or ideas.
“a sniper duel”
Related words
- dueler
- duelism
- duelsome
- outduel
- duelist
- truel
Example sentences
Word history
From Medieval Latin "duellum" (fight between two men, duel).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “duel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.