battels
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of battels
C16: perhaps from obsolete battle to feed, fatten, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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And besides those thrée battels, the Welshmen were set as a wing at one of the sides.
From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne by Holinshed, Raphael
On one awful day the second master announced to me that my battels would be stopped.
From Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Trollope, Anthony
Buttery and kitchen books were adding up their sums total; bursars were preparing for battels;* witless men were cramming for —- * Battels are the accounts of the expenses of each student.
From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert
College Battel.—What is the derivation of a word peculiar to the universities, battels: is it connected with batten?
From Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
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