Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battailant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bat-tailant
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"An Elephant[…]That on his backe did beare (as batteilant) A gilden towre."
"he presently thought that he was dead, and that those battaillants that fought so eagerly in the Room, had slain him"

Etymology

From French bataillant, present participle. See battle.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

battailants (plural)

Questions

What does battailant mean?: Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.
Where does battailant come from?: From French bataillant, present participle. See battle.

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