Battle

i. To join battle; to contend in fight. "'Tis ours by craft and by surprise to gain: 'Tis yours to meet in arms, and battle in the plain." - Prior. -v. a. See EMBATTLE. Bat'tle, a town of England, co. of Su ex, 52 m. S.E. of London. It is remarkable for the remains of the abbey built by William the Conqueror, in 1067, on the site of the battle of Hastings. Here was deposited the famous Roll of Battle Abbey , in which document the names of the leaders of the Norman invasion were enrolled. Pop . 4,315.