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Battel   Listen
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Battel  n.  (Old Eng. Law) A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.






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... descent through females is the rule, with exceptions. The practice of the Wamoima, where the son of the sister is preferred in legacies, because "a man's own son is only the son of his wife," is typical.[103] Battel reported that the state of Loango was ruled by four princes, the sons of the former king's sister, since the own sons ...
— Sex and Society • William I. Thomas



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