-battel-

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [ Univ. of Oxford, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Batful, Batten, v. i. ] To make fertile. [ Obs. ] “To battel barren land.” Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]