Definition of duello in English:
duello
nounPlural duellos djuːˈɛləʊ
the duellohistorical 1The custom of duelling or the established code governing duellists.
the laws of the duello as laid down in every civilized country
Example sentencesExamples
- He has put a mortal slight upon me, by bumping me in the solemn service of Hele-an-to; apologizing with an insult; and then refusing to abide by the duello.
- The Passado he respects not, the Duello he regards not; his disgrace is to be called Boy, but his glorie is to subdue men.
- Among the greatest of today is the great hue and cry against the Duello.
- Armado valued himself on the nicety of his skill in taking up quarrels according to the rules of art, and adjusting the ceremonies of the duello.
- An outcry has been raised against the duello, when the fact is that the duello is simply the unit of war.
- 1.1 A duel.
none shall fight duellos here
Example sentencesExamples
- A duello commenced of longbow against crossbow; and as the freebooters could deliver near a dozen shafts to each bolt, they more than held their own.
- Here and there fierce duellos among rival bulls took place for the possession of some shaggy one of the softer sex.
- Through my defiance, and stupid ways, here was I in a duello, and my legs not come to their strength yet, and my arms as limp as a herring.
- Within a month after his letting out of prison he was killed in a duello with the husband of a lady he had took by force in the highway.
- The implication reminded Smollett of a narrow escape from a duello at Ghent in 1749 with a Frenchman.
Synonyms
affair of honour, mano-a-mano, single combat
Origin
Late 16th century: Italian, 'duel'.