BATTELER

Etymology

Noun

batteler (plural battelers)

(Oxford University, obsolete) A student who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for.

Synonyms

• sizar (Cambridge University)

Anagrams

• berattle, bralette

Source: Wiktionary


Bat"tel*er, Bat"tler, n. Etym: [See 2d Battel, n.]

Definition: A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge. Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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