duelleren — meaning in English

English meaning

• duel noun A prearranged fight between two people, historically to settle a matter of honor.
• joust noun A contest in which two mounted knights charge at each other with lances.

Senses

duelleren is used for these senses in English:

• duel To engage in a battle.
• joust To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

duel — full definition

1. noun A prearranged fight between two people, historically to settle a matter of honor.
2. noun Any intense contest or struggle between two competing sides.
3. verb To fight a duel, or to compete fiercely with someone.

joust — full definition

1. noun A contest in which two mounted knights charge at each other with lances.
2. verb To fight on horseback with lances, as knights did.
3. verb To argue or compete sharply with someone, especially in a public exchange.

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