To call one to defend himself (as by wager of battle); to challenge. archaic.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > fight (a battle, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > challenge to single combat or duel (9) appealc1400 To call one to defend himself (as by wager of battle); to challenge. archaic. becallc1400 To call upon, call forth, challenge. Obsolete. bid1487 elliptical. To challenge, defy. Obsolete. challenge1598 spec. To call upon to answer an imputation by combat; to summon to fight, or to a duel. to call out1671 transitive. To challenge (a person) to a fight, esp. a duel. Cf. to take out 6c at take, v. phrasal verbs 1. Now archaic. to take out1749 transitive. To challenge (a person) to a duel. Cf. to call out 4a at call, v. phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete. Subcategories:— utter challenge regarding (a matter) (1) — accept challenge offered by (1) — encounter in duel (1) |
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