battel

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

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