— duelistic; esp. Brit., duellistic , adj.
/dooh"euhl, dyooh"-/ , n. , v. , dueled, dueling or ( esp. Brit. ) duelled, duelling .
n.
1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to settle a private quarrel.
2. any contest between two persons or parties.
v.t. , v.i.
3. to fight in a duel.
[ 1585-95; earlier duell duellum, L: earlier form of bellum war, prob. maintained and given sense "duel" by assoc. with L duo TWO ]