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1.nounA single combat."trial by battel; wager of battel"
2.noun(Oxford University, chiefly in the plural) Fees charged by a college for accommodation and living expenses.
3.noun(Oxford University, chiefly in the plural) Provisions ordered from the kitchen and buttery.
4.noun(Eton College) A small allowance of food collegers receive from their dames (matrons) in addition to their college allowance
5.nounA contest, a struggle."the battle of life"
6.nounA general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
7.nounA division of an army; a battalion.
8.nounThe main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.