Du"el*er, n. One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also dueller.] South.
Du"el*ing, n. The act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj. [Written also duelling.]
Du"el*ist (?), n. [F. duelliste.] One who fights in single combat. [Written also duellist.]
A duelist . . . always values himself upon his courage, his sense of honor, his fidelity and friendship.
Hume.
||Du*e"lo (?), n. [It. See Duel.] A duel; also, the rules of dueling. [Obs.] Shak.
||Du*e"ña (?), n. [Sp.] See Doña.
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Due"ness (?), n. Quality of being due; debt; what is due or becoming. T. Goodwin.
Du*en"na (?), n.; pl. Duennas (#). [Sp. dueña, doña, fr. L. domina. See Dame.] 1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. Brande.
2. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family. Brande & C.