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campfight

campfight noun: a form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.

Noun

campfight (uncountable)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
    • William discovered an inclination to humanize his people by abolishing trials by ordeal and campfight. […] The trial by campfight was performed by single combat, in lists appointed for that purpose, between the accuser and the accused. He who, in such a case, came off victorious, was deemed...1835, Thomas Rose, Historia technica Anglicana

Questions about campfight

What does campfight mean?
Campfight means a form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
What part of speech is campfight?
Campfight is a noun.

Words near campfight in the dictionary

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  2. campestrial
  3. campestrian
  4. Campfield
  5. Campfields
  6. campfight
  7. campfire
  8. campfire beans
  9. campfire circle
  10. campfire cookie
  11. campfire cookies

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