battalia

[ buh-teyl-yuh, -tahl- ]

/ bəˈteɪl yə, -ˈtɑl- /

order of battle.

an armed or arrayed body of troops.

Origin of battalia

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

batshit, batsman, batt, batt., battailous, battalia, battalion, battani, batteau, battel, battels

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
Item, six thousand and sixteen Seleucid birds marching in battalia, and picking up straggling grasshoppers in cornfields.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais
Then came the battalia and rear, crowding very closely upon each other.

History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete |John Lothrop Motley
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

The battalia was led by Van der Noot, with six companies of Hollanders.

History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete |John Lothrop Motley