duelism

noun

duelism

noun

Etymology From duel + -ism.

1

Archaic, Rare The practice of fighting duels.

About the year 1640, when the malignant star of duelism shone with more than its usual fatal influence […]1848, The Gazette of the Union, Golden Rule, and Odd Fellows' Family Companion, page 267:

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