BATTEL


Meaning of BATTEL in English

I. ˈbad. ə l, -at ə l noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps from battle (V)

: the account for college expenses at Oxford University ; specifically : the account for board and provisions supplied from the college kitchen — usually used in plural

Father would have the money put by for my first year's battels — Thomas Wood †1950

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to have an account with or to be supplied with provisions from a college kitchen or buttery at Oxford University

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.