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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Battalia \Bat*tal"ia\ (b[a^]t*t[=a]l"y[.a]; 106), noun [LL. battalia battle, a body of troops. See {Battle}, noun]

1. Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action.

A drawing up the armies in battalia. --Jer. Taylor.

2. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body. [Obs.] --Shak.
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