batteler en · NOUN
Etymology
From battel + -er.
Meanings
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(obsolete, qualifier:Oxford University) A student who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for.
Dr. Radcliffe, the beneficent founder of this structure, was admitted a batteler of University College, in 1665, and was afterwards made senior scholar.
1833, J.N. Brewer, “Oxford”, in Beauties of England and Wales:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| battler | alternative | lexicographic | |
| battelers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| batteller | alternative | lexicographic |