battalia

[ buh-teyl-yuh, -tahl- ]

/ bəˈteɪl yə, -ˈtɑl- /

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noun Obsolete.

order of battle.

an armed or arrayed body of troops.

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Origin of battalia

1585–95; <Italian battaglia body of troops, battle¹

Words nearby battalia

bats-in-the-belfry, batsman, bats-wing coral-tree, batt, battailous, battalia, battalion, batteau, battel, battels, battement

How to use battalia in a sentence

His Majesty and a world of company were in the field, and the whole army in battalia; a very glorious sight.
The Diary of John Evelyn, Volume II (of 2)|John Evelyn
Below, on the plain, they might also discern the Spanish army drawn up in battalia, awaiting their descent.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
Major-General Morgan set his soldiers to break avenues, for their marching out in battalia likewise.
An English Garner (4 of 8)|Various
Item, six thousand and sixteen Seleucid birds marching in battalia, and picking up straggling grasshoppers in cornfields.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

After this, Bacchus was seen marching in battalia, riding in a stately chariot drawn by six young leopards.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais