Past tense: engaged in sword fighting or combat.
From 'digladiate' + past tense marker. The past tense of an archaic verb, now appearing mainly in historical texts and works of historical fiction.
In Renaissance literature, nobles digladiated over honor and love—but today we'd just say 'fought' or 'dueled,' showing how our vocabulary shrinks as certain skills fade from society!
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