battels

British  

/ ˈbætəlz /

plural noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of battels

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

Example Sentences

Hunter apparently left Oxford after less than two months’ residence, as the last entry in the buttery book with charges for battels against his name is on July 25, 1755.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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

Whereof aduertisement being giuen, the emperour Pius Antoninus sent ouer Lollius Vrbicus as lieutenant into Britaine, who by sundrie battels striken, constreined the Britains to remaine Julius Capitol.

From Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England 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

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