( n. )
An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
( n. )
An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012