English Dictionary

battels

名詞

活用形 複数形 イギリス英語 廃用

plural of battel / (obsolete, UK, school slang) A small sum of money given to pupils.

日本語の意味

古い英国の学校スラングで、「battel」の複数形として使われ、生徒に支給される少額の金銭、すなわちわずかな小遣いや給付金を指す。

The students disputed the battels charged by the college last term.

学生たちは先学期に請求された寮費と食事代に異議を唱えた。

意味（1）

plural of battel

意味（2）

(obsolete, UK, school slang) A small sum of money given to pupils.

Every boy had a shilling a week pocket-money, which we called battels, and which was advanced to us out of the pocket of the second master. On one awful day the second master announced to me that my battels would be stopped.