'Mat'eriel' definitions:

Definition of 'Mat'eriel'

From: GCIDE
  • Mat'eriel \Ma`t['e]`ri`el"\, n. [F. See Material.] Those objects in a complex system which constitute the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; for example, the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers; -- used in a collective sense. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically: (Military) The arms, munitions, baggage, equipment, provisions, etc., of an army. [1913 Webster]