*bata*

‖n. [ L. albatus, p. p. of albare to make white, fr. albus white. ] A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Abbrev. from debatable. ] Disputable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called batable or debatable ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Embattled. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. A cofferdam. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato (Ipomæa batatas). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Batavian Republic, the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland. [ R. ] Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. combattable. ] Such as can be, or is liable to be, combated; as, combatable foes, evils, or arguments. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. combattant, p. pr. ] Contending; disposed to contend. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. combattant. ] One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to noncombatant. “The mighty combatants.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

A controversy which long survived the original combatants. Macaulay [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate. ] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Debatable Land or
or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ LL. Insabatati. See 1st In-, and Sabot. ] The Waldenses; -- so called from their peculiarly cut or marked sabots, or shoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person not attached to a military unit, or not participating in the military activities of a war; a civilian; as, the bomb killed twenty noncombatants. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. Sabbatarius: cf. F. sabbataire. See Sabbath. ] 1. One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There were Christians in the early church who held this opinion, and certain Christians, esp. the Seventh-day Baptists, hold it now. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strict observer of the Sabbath. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians. [ 1913 Webster ]