single combat

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 Date: 1585 combat between two persons …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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