Battle, war; contest, strife.

A combat, battle. A hostile encounter or engagement between opposing forces; = battle, n. 1. Now archaic or rhetorical.

Battle, conflict; transferred a military force or troop. Also attributive as in wi-ax, a battle-axe.

deadly battle.

Fighting, battle.

Battle or combat; (spec. in Law) trial by combat; the right or prerogative of jurisdiction in a trial by combat.

A hostile engagement or encounter between opposing forces on land or sea; a combat, a fight.

esp. A day's performance in fighting; a battle, a fight; = day, n. 13 to keep the journey, to keep the field, to continue the fight. Obsolete.

Actual fighting, battle; a battle, engagement. Obsolete (chiefly poetic).

The action of acounter, v.; combat, battle.

A battle. Now rare (chiefly archaic in later use).

The state of being engaged in fight; a battle, conflict, encounter; also formerly, a single combat.

Senses denoting a period of interaction or personal engagement. A fight or battle between armed forces; a military engagement. Cf. affair of honour n.…