v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embattled p. pr. & vb. n. Embattling ] [ OF. embataillier; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bataille battle. See Battle, and cf. Battlement. ] To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

One in bright arms embattled full strong. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Battlement. ] To furnish with battlements. “Embattled house.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be arrayed for battle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having indentations like a battlement. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having been the place of battle; as, an embattled plain or field. J. Baillie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An intended parapet; a battlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The fortifying of a building or a wall by means of battlements. [ 1913 Webster ]