Mōn'o-mā'chi-ā or Mo-nōm'a-chy, n.

noun

n. [Gr. μονομαχία, from μονομάχος, fighting in single combat, from μόνος, single, alone, and μάχεσθαι, to fight; Fr. monomachie, It. & Lat. monomachia, Sp. monomaquia.] A duel; single combat. “Unskilled in the dependencies and punctilios of the duello or monomachia.” W. Scott.