battels
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of battels
C16: perhaps from obsolete battle to feed, fatten, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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He told me the reason,—the battels for the last half-year had not been repaid; and he urged his own unwillingness to advance the money.
From Autobiography of Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
This Kenrike was a victorious prince, and fought diuers battels against the Britains.
From Chronicles 1 (of 6): The Historie of England 5 (of 8) The Fift Booke of the Historie of England. by Raphael Holinshed
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
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 Raphael Holinshed
White's highest terminal battels were but 12 pounds, though he was a hospitable man, and would readily treat the other Proctor to a bowl of punch.
From Oxford by Andrew Lang
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