Battel
Battel ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Obs. form. of Battle.]
(Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
Battel , noun
[Of uncertain etymology.]
Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, English]
Battel , intransitive verb
To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, English]
Battel , transitive verb
[Compare Batful, Batten, v. i.]
To make fertile. [Obsolete]
To battel barren land.
Battel , adjective
Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obsolete]
A battel soil for grain, for pasture good.