"bursar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bursars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursārius, from bursa (“purse”) (English purse). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|bursārius}} Medieval Latin bursārius Head templates: {{en-noun}} bursar (plural bursars)
  1. The treasurer of a university, college or school.
    Sense id: en-bursar-en-noun-GL0kRgGe
  2. (Scotland, education) A student funded by a bursary. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-bursar-en-noun-u1OEmXA5 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bursarship, bursary Related terms: bursa, disburse, power of the purse, purse, reimburse

Inflected forms

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