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battel |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Battel \Bat"tel\, 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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Battel \Bat"tel\, v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Battel \Bat"tel\, v. t. [Cf. {Batful}, {Batten}, v. i.] To make fertile. [Obs.] ``To battel barren land.'' --Ray. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Battel \Bat"tel\, a. Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. --Fairfax. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Battel \Bat"tel\, 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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