Dictionary entry

Monomachia

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ ‖Mon′o‐ma″chi‐a (?), Mo‐nom″a‐chy (?), } n. [L. monomachia, Gr. �, fr. � fighting in single combat; μόνοσ single, alone + � to fight.] A duel; single combat. “The duello or monomachia.” Sir W. Scott.