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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Bat"tel, n. [Of uncertain etymology.]
Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.
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Bat"tel, v. i.
To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.
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Bat"tel, v. t. [Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i.]
To make fertile.
[Obs.] "To
battel barren land."
Ray.
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Bat"tel, a.
Fertile; fruitful; productive.
[Obs.]
A battel soil for grain, for pasture good.
Fairfax.
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