GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 5 definitions

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   Battel , n. [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
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   Battel, n. [Of uncertain etymology.] Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
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   Battel, v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
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   Battel, v. t. [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.] To make fertile. [Obs.] “To battel barren land.”
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   Battel, a. Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.]
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   A battel soil for grain, for pasture good.
   Fairfax.
   
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