- single combat
- noun Date: 1585 combat between two persons
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Single combat — Combat Com bat, n. [Cf. F. combat.] 1. A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy. [1913 Webster] My courage try by combat, if thou dar st. Shak. [1913 Webster] The noble combat that twixt joy and sorrow was fought in Paulina. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
single combat — n [U] when one person, usually a soldier, fights against one other person ▪ He had already defeated an enemy champion in single combat … Dictionary of contemporary English
single combat — noun a fight between two people in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat • Hypernyms: ↑fight, ↑fighting, ↑combat, ↑scrap * * * ˌsingle ˈcombat f18 [single combat] … Useful english dictionary
single combat — combat between two persons. [1600 10] * * * … Universalium
single combat — noun a duel between a single representitive of opposing armies, with the outcome accepted as the battles outcome … Wiktionary
single combat — noun fighting between two people … English new terms dictionary
single combat — A duel; a battel … Ballentine's law dictionary
Combat — Com bat, n. [Cf. F. combat.] 1. A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy. [1913 Webster] My courage try by combat, if thou dar st. Shak. [1913 Webster] The noble combat that twixt joy and sorrow was fought in Paulina. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Single — Sin gle, a. [L. singulus, a dim. from the root in simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle, fr. L. singulus. See {Simple}, and cf. {Singular}.] 1. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Single ale — Single Sin gle, a. [L. singulus, a dim. from the root in simplex simple; cf. OE. & OF. sengle, fr. L. singulus. See {Simple}, and cf. {Singular}.] 1. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
