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passage of arms

noun

Etymology

From French.

Definitions

  1. A chivalric feat of arms involving the forcing of a passage protected by a knight or a…

    A chivalric feat of arms involving the forcing of a passage protected by a knight or a group of knights.

  2. Any feat of arms, especially when used to display the prowess of the participants.

  3. A fight

    A fight; (figuratively), an argument or verbal altercation.

    • [S]he is the high standard of comparison among the neighbouring wives […], who in any domestic passages of arms habitually call upon their husbands to look at the difference between their position and Mrs. Snagsby’s[…].
    • The lieutenant in charge of the traffic is a rude little bully, and Antonio has a passage at arms with him.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA