Where does battailous come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

battailous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Warlike, battle-ready.

Obsolete

"He started vp, and did him selfe prepaire, / In sun-bright armes, and battailous array: / For with that Pagan proud he combat will that day."
"Lie! — but begone all ceremonious points Of honour battailous. I could not turn My wrath against thee for the orbed world."

From Middle English bataylous, from Old French bataillos, from bataille (“battle”); equivalent to battle + -ous.

more battailous (comparative) most battailous (superlative)

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