bursar

English

noun

Definitions

The treasurer of a university, college or school.
(Scotland) A student funded by a bursary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bursārius.

Origin

Latin

bursārius

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bursarship English
cutpurse English
dispurse English
manpurse English
pickpurse English
purse English
purse-proud English
purseful English
purseless English
purselike English
purser English
pursestring English
unpurse English
bursārius Latin
borsaio Italian
purse Middle English