battels

/ (ˈbætəlz) /

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pl n

(at some universities) the account of a member of a college for board, provisions, and other college expenses

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Word Origin for battels

C16: perhaps from obsolete battle to feed, fatten, of uncertain origin

Words nearby battels

battailous, battalia, battalion, batteau, battel, battels, battement, batten, Battenburg, batten down the hatches, batten plate

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How to use battels in a sentence

The next daie the king diuided his whole power into thrée battels, and after in good arraie approched nigh to the towne of Stoke.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9)|Raphael Holinshed
On one awful day the second master announced to me that my battels would be stopped.
An Autobiography|Anthony Trollope
And besides those thrée battels, the Welshmen were set as a wing at one of the sides.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed
This, indeed, is proved sufficiently by the average amount of the battels.
The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II|Thomas De Quincey

Then euerie man was set in order of battell, and there were foure battels ordeined, one to aid another.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (11 of 12)|Raphael Holinshed