affaire d'honneur

affaires d'honneur

Definitions of affaire d'honneur
  1. noun
    a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
    synonyms: duel
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    type of:
    combat, fight, fighting, scrap
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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