monomachy
/məˈnɒməki
/noun (plural monomachies) rare
A duel.His sense of nobility moves him to desire to engage in a monomachy with Miraz to avenge his father....
- In the monomachy, we see him raised to a superhuman stature and strength.
- Epic monomachy can all too easily become a reductive and distorting clash between agents of pure good and evil.
Origin
Late 16th century: from late Latin monomachia, from Greek monomakhia, from monos 'alone' +-makhia 'fighting'.