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Definitions of Waged:

Carried on, as war. Note.-" Under the Gothic laws a pledge was given by a pursuer that this cause was just. When the appeal to the law took the form of a challenge to judicial combat, the challenger flung down his glove in court, which the challenged took up. This proceeding was signified by the mid. L. term vadiare duellum, the wager of battle. The same verb was used to designate analogous proceedings in a solemn declaration of war between two countries, and the term employed was vadiare bellum, the wager of war, or to wage war, although there was nothing in the nature of a pledge." Wedgwood.

Usage examples for Waged:

• It was here we waged many, many a lively battle- won some, lost some, but always remaining friends. "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various

• Round the boats a hideous war was being waged "Mr. Meeson's Will", H. Rider Haggard

• This opposition embittered George Wilson and for years the two companies waged a relentless war, which never ceased until Mr. Wilson disbanded his company. "Watch Yourself Go By", Al. G. Field

• God's hand is not weaker to- day, and His conflicts are bein' waged on many a battle- field. "Sweet Cicely Or Josiah Allen as a Politician", Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)