battels


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
battels /ˈbat(ə)lz/
plural noun (at Oxford University) a college account for food and accommodation expenses.
– origin C16: perh. from dial. battle ‘nourish’, ‘nutritious’; prob. rel. to batten2.
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