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Battel
Pronunciation : Bat"tel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Obs. form. of Battle.] (Old Eng. Law)
Definition : Defn: A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bat"tel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of uncertain etymology.]
Definition : Defn: Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bat"tel
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bat"tel
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: To make fertile. [Obs.] "To battel barren land." Ray.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bat"tel
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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