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Definition of BATTLE
transitive verb
archaic : to fortify with battlements
Origin of BATTLE
Middle English batailen, from Anglo-French bataillier to fortify with battlements, from Old French batailles battlemented tower, probably from plural of bataille battle
First Known Use: 14th century
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