"batayle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /batˈæi̯l(ə)/, /ˈbatɛl(ə)/, /ˈbatəl(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|bataille}} Old French bataille, {{der|enm|LL.|battālia}} Late Latin battālia Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} batayle, {{enm-noun|batayles}} batayle (plural batayles) Forms: batayles [plural], batel [alternative], bataylle [alternative], bataille [alternative], bataile [alternative], bataill [alternative], batail [alternative], batell [alternative], batayll [alternative], bateil [alternative], baitale [alternative]
  1. An extended fight, war or armed contest; battling or warring.
    Sense id: en-batayle-enm-noun-ikF2zjvi Categories (other): Violence, War Disambiguation of Violence: 12 17 23 11 18 19 Disambiguation of War: 32 17 10 8 15 18
  2. A battle; a match between two rival armed forces.
    Sense id: en-batayle-enm-noun-DVSXdDZb Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 12 17 23 11 18 19
  3. A company or band of soldiers; a portion of one's fighting force.
    Sense id: en-batayle-enm-noun-t0pTalsh Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 12 17 23 11 18 19
  4. A duel or match to decide a dispute.
    Sense id: en-batayle-enm-noun-dAjsc9er Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 12 17 23 11 18 19
  5. A fight or dispute between ideas or religious forces:
    (rare) One's striving to eliminate or expunge malicious forces.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-batayle-enm-noun-brqUnKXI Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Military units, Violence Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 9 13 31 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 8 9 8 51 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 6 46 29 Disambiguation of Military units: 7 19 6 5 38 24 Disambiguation of Violence: 12 17 23 11 18 19
  6. A fight or dispute between ideas or religious forces:
    (rare) A strike or blow from malicious forces.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-batayle-enm-noun-NqWhdJGB Categories (other): Violence Disambiguation of Violence: 12 17 23 11 18 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: batailloure, bataylen, bataylous, bataylynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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