Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Embattle

Embattle , transitive verb

[Old French embataillier; pref. em- (Latin in) + French bataille battle. See Battle, and compare Battlement.]

To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.
One in bright arms embattled full strong. — Spenser
Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. — Emerson

Embattle , intransitive verb

To be arrayed for battle. [Obsolete]

Embattle , transitive verb

[See Battlement.]

To furnish with battlements.
Embattled house. — Wordsworth