Battel \Bat"tel\, n. [Obs. form. of {Battle}.] (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See {Wager of battel}, under {Wager}.
Battel \Bat"tel\, n. [Of uncertain etymology.] Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
Battel \Bat"tel\, v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]
Battel \Bat"tel\, v. t. [Cf. {Batful}, {Batten}, v. i.] To make fertile. [Obs.] ``To battel barren land.'' --Ray.
Battel \Bat"tel\, a. Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.]
A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. --Fairfax.