Bur"sar (?), n. [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.

 

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