gladiature

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin gladiatura.

Noun

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gladiature (plural gladiatures)

  1. swordplay; gladiatorial contest
    • 1654, Edmund Gayton, Pleasant Notes upon Don Quixote:
      Nay in their amphitheatricall gladiatures, the lives of captives lay at the mercy of the Vulgar

References

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gladiature”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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