Wager of battel — wager wa ger (w[=a] j[ e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wager of battel — The trial by wager cf battel was a species of trial introduced into England, among other Norman customs, by William the Conqueror, in which the person accused fought with his accuser, under the apprehension that Heaven would give the victory to… … Black's law dictionary
wager of battel — See trial by wager of battel … Ballentine's law dictionary
wager — wa ger (w[=a] j[ e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wager of battle — wager wa ger (w[=a] j[ e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wager of law — wager wa ger (w[=a] j[ e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wager policy — wager wa ger (w[=a] j[ e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF. wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battel — Bat tel, n. [Obs. form. of {Battle}.] (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See {Wager of battel}, under {Wager}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trial by wager of battel — A duel or combat which in ancient times was sanctioned by law as a form of trial, in which champions, in civil actions, represented the parties, under the superstition that the right would triumph. The last trial by battel on record was in 1638.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
battel — /baetal/ Trial by combat; wager of battel. See wager of battel … Black's law dictionary