Battel

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make fertile. [Obs.] "To battel barren land." Ray.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.] A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. Fairfax.