/wawr"fair'/ , n.
1. the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
2. armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.
3. conflict, esp. when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political rivals, etc.
[ 1425-75; late ME werefare, i.e., a faring forth to war; see WAR 1 , FARE ]