See battle.See battle.See battle.n. plural At the university of Oxford in England: College accounts for board and provisions supplied from the kitchen and buttery.n. The whole of the college accounts for board and lodgings, rates, tuition, and contributions to various funds.n. At Eton college, a small allowance of food which, in addition to the college allowance, the collegers receive from their dames.To stand indebted in the college-books at Oxford for provisions and drink from the buttery.