Pugilism
/ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fighting with fists. countable, uncountable
- 2 fighting with the fists wordnet
Etymology
From Latin pugil (“fist”) + -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.