battels

/ (ˈbætəlz) /

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-Mayou disease

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Example sentences from the Web for battels

The rest of the day was spent in seeing about battels and getting into the new ways.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Will it be believed that the battels (bills) in College are connected with this word?
My Autobiography|F. Max Mller
This, indeed, is proved sufficiently by the average amount of the battels.
The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II|Thomas De Quincey
The French king also ordered his battels with the aduise of his capteins.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9)|Raphael Holinshed

On one awful day the second master announced to me that my battels would be stopped.
An Autobiography|Anthony Trollope

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