field of honor
Where duels happen
A field of honor is the designated location for a duel—the ground where parties meet to settle a dispute with weapons.
The phrase carries ceremonial gravity, evoking an era when personal insults demanded satisfaction through combat: They agreed to meet at the field of honor at dawn.
By extension, it can mean any battlefield where honor is at stake.
- battlegroundLocation of armed combat
- frontForward-facing side
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- mortal combatLife-or-death fighting
satisfaction demanded · blood feud · gentlemen's agreement · duel · chivalric code · rapiers · crossed swords · pistols at dawn · swordfight · pistols · single combat · trial by combat · reckoning · fencing · challenge · knighthood · provocation · martial traditions
field of honorcourtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
court of law · tribunal · arbitration · negotiating table · peace conference
field of honorhiding place
Concealed refuge location
sanctuary · safe haven · retreat · neutral ground · peace garden
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