A historical or archaic term, possibly relating to a form of combat, fencing move, or military maneuver.
Etymology uncertain; possibly from Old French or European medieval sources. The term appears in historical fencing or military texts but has become obsolete.
Algarde sounds like it should be a fancy fencing term from old European nobility, but almost no modern sources explain it—it's a word swallowed by history!
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