DUELS

Noun

duels

plural of duel

Verb

duels

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of duel

Anagrams

• dulse, leuds, ludes, slued

Source: Wiktionary


DUEL

Du"el, n. Etym: [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See Bellicose, Two, and cf. Duello.]

Definition: A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other. Trial by duel (Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel.

Du"el, v. i. & t.

Definition: To fight in single combat. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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