Chappion: alternatives and connections

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied…

One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, c…

Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’); "the guardian signed the contra…

A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat.

The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliamen…

One who engages in combat.

A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position…

To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success;…

One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries. They may be…

That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a single season; especially,…

To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat.

The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.

To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as…

To fight in single combat.

The act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj.