noun
- a formal fight between two persons armed with deadly weapons: it is prearranged and witnessed by two others, called seconds, one for each combatant
- any contest or encounter suggesting such a fight, usually between two persons: a verbal duel
Origin:
ME duelle < ML duellum < OL dvellum (L bellum), war < IE base *dāu-, *deu-, to injure, destroy, burn > Sans dū, pain, OE teona, harm
intransitive verb, transitive verb dueled or duelled, dueling or duelling
to fight a duel with (a person or persons)