pugilism

From Latin pugil (“fist”) +‎ -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”),^[1] from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːdʒəlɪzəm/

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pugilism (countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms)

1. Fighting with fists. [from 1791]

   Synonym: boxing

Borrowed from English pugilism.

pugilism n (uncountable)

1. pugilism