v. i. [ L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a sword. ] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes. Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. gladius sword. ] (Bot.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus. [ 1913 Webster ]