Thesaurus: battel

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1. n. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
2. n. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.
3. v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.
4. v. i. To make fertile.
5. a. Fertile; fruitful; productive.
6. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.] To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.] To make fertile. [Obs.] "To battel barren land." Ray. Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.
7. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel,under Wager.
8. n. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager. n. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. v. i. To make fertile. a. Fertile; fruitful; productive.