affaire d'honneur

English Thesaurus

1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor (noun.act)

hypernym	:	combat, fight, fighting, scrap,
definition	:	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle (noun.act)

derivation	:	dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist,
definition	:	a person who fights duels (noun.person)

derivation	:	duel,
definition	:	fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman (verb.competition)

derivation	:	dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist,
definition	:	a person who fights duels (noun.person)

derivation	:	duel,
definition	:	fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman (verb.competition)