BATTELED

BATTEL

Bat"tel, n. Etym: [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law)

Definition: A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.

Bat"tel, n. Etym: [Of uncertain etymology.]

Definition: Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]

Bat"tel, v. i.

Definition: To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]

Bat"tel, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.]

Definition: To make fertile. [Obs.] "To battel barren land." Ray.

Bat"tel, a.

Definition: Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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