mellay
/ˈmɛleɪ/(also melley)
noun
A battle or engagement at close quarters; fighting, especially hand-to-hand fighting; specifically a tournament involving two groups of combatants; a hand-to-hand fight.
Origin
Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Anglo-Norman and Middle French mellee, meslee. Compare post-classical Latin meslea fight, brawl, mellea, melleta, melletum fight, brawl, woollen cloth of variegated colours.