- monomachy
- Single combat; a combat between two persons; a duel.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
monomachy
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monomachy — index contest (dispute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Monomachy — Monomachia Mon o*ma chi*a, Monomachy Mo*nom a*chy, n. [L. monomachia, Gr. ?, fr. ? fighting in single combat; mo nos single, alone + ? to fight.] A duel; single combat. The duello or monomachia. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monomachy — noun /məˈnɒməki,məˈnɑməki/ A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat … Wiktionary
monomachy — single combat; a duel Fighting and Combat … Phrontistery dictionary
monomachy — n. Duel, single combat … New dictionary of synonyms
monomachy — mo·nom·a·chy … English syllables
monomachy — n. duel. ♦ monomachist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
monomachy — /manomakiy/ A duel; a single combat. It was anciently allowed by law for the trial or proof of crimes. It was even permitted in pecuniary causes, but it is now forbidden both by the civil law and canon laws … Black's law dictionary
monomachy — /manomakiy/ A duel; a single combat. It was anciently allowed by law for the trial or proof of crimes. It was even permitted in pecuniary causes, but it is now forbidden both by the civil law and canon laws … Black's law dictionary
monomachy — məˈnäməkē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle French monomachie, from Latin monomachia, from Greek, from mon + machia machy : a combat between two persons : duel … Useful english dictionary
