proper nounBattisBATTIS☆ KeepMeaningthe sweetheart of the poet Philetas of CosLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879BATTISLEWIS & SHORTBATTISBattis, idis, f., = Βαττίς, I. the sweetheart of the poet Philetas of Cos, Ov. Tr. 1, 6, 2; id. P. 3, 1, 58 (Merkel, Bittis).Read the whole entry