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Webster 1913 Edition

Bursar

Bur′sar

,
Noun.
[LL.
bursarius
, fr.
bursa
purse. See
Burse
, and cf.
Purser
.]
1.
A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser;
as, the
bursar
of a college, or of a monastery
.
2.
A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bursar

BURS'AR

,
Noun.
[See Burse.] A treasurer,or cash-keeper, as the bursar of a college, or of a monastery; a purser.
1.
A student to whom a stipend is paid out of a burse or fund appropriated for that purpose, as the exhibitioners sent to the universities in Scotland by each presbytery.

Definition 2024

bursar

bursar

English

Noun

bursar ‎(plural bursars)

  1. The treasurer of a university, college or school.

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin bursārius, from bursa ‎(“purse”) (English purse).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ)

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