Entry 5 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913 Battel · Bat·tel · IPA n. n. v. i. v. t. a. 01 n. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager. 1. A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.(Old Eng. Law) See: Wager 02 n. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. 1. Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.] 03 v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. 1. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.[Univ. of Oxford, Eng.] 04 v. t. To make fertile. 1. To make fertile.[Obs.] 05 a. Fertile; fruitful; productive. 1. Fertile; fruitful; productive.[Obs.] “A battel soil for grain, for pasture good.” — Fairfax.