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noun
Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops or of a naval force, ready for action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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noun
An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body of the army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
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History
Borrowed from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“military exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”), from Gaulish. Doublet of battle.
