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AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does affaire d'honneur mean?
• AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR (noun)
The noun AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR has 1 sense:
1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Familiarity information: AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("affaire d'honneur" is a kind of...):
combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
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