1300-1400Old Frenchembataillier, from bataille; ➔ BATTLE1
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Helicopters carried 300 women and children from two embattled villages
The embattled mayor explained his position in an interview after the rally.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Or else it becomes an increasingly embattled stance, out of touch with the world.
This was an embattled and a battling faith.
1[only before noun] an embattled person, organization etc has many problems or difficulties: The embattled president had to resign.2surrounded by enemies, especially in war or fighting: The embattled army finally surrendered.