battel Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bat"tel noun
Etymology
Obs. form. of Battle.
Definitions
  1. (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
Bat"tel noun
Etymology
Of uncertain etymology.
Definitions
  1. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. Univ. of Oxford, Eng.
Bat"tel intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. Univ. of Oxford, Eng.
Bat"tel transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.
Definitions
  1. To make fertile. Obs. "To battel barren land." Ray.
Bat"tel adjective
Definitions
  1. Fertile; fruitful; productive. Obs.
    A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.

Webster 1913