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gladiature

gladiature noun: swordplay; gladiatorial contest.

Noun

gladiature (plural gladiatures)

  1. swordplay; gladiatorial contest
    • Nay in their amphitheatricall gladiatures, the lives of captives lay at the mercy of the Vulgar1654, Edmund Gayton, Pleasant Notes upon Don Quixote

Forms of gladiature

pluralgladiatures

Origin of gladiature

From Latin gladiatura.

Questions about gladiature

What does gladiature mean?
Gladiature means swordplay; gladiatorial contest.
What part of speech is gladiature?
Gladiature is a noun.
What is the plural of gladiature?
The plural of gladiature is gladiatures.

Words near gladiature in the dictionary

  1. gladiatress
  2. gladiatresses
  3. gladiatrices
  4. gladiatrix
  5. gladiatrixes
  6. gladiature
  7. gladiatures
  8. Gladieux
  9. gladified
  10. gladifies
  11. gladify

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