Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An affair of honor; a duel.
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- noun A
duel .
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- noun a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : affaire, affair + de, of + honneur, honor.]
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French: matter of honour.
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