English Explanatory Dictionary

battalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops or of a naval force, ready for action.
  2. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body of the army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear.

Word forms

battalia battalias

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“military exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”), from Gaulish. Doublet of battle.

Related words

battalia pie
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