bursary
Ecclesiastical. the treasury of a monastery.
British. a college scholarship.
Origin of bursary
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How to use bursary in a sentence
He left Craigenputtock, which had become his own property, to found bursaries at the university of Edinburgh.
To help such parents several bursaries have been given, but others are needed.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan | Frances Halton Eva HasellThe bursaries that produce the best results are those that are given by open competition.
Our First Half-Century | Government of QueenslandOne educational foundation of the ancien régime, however, still survives, in the bursaries of the Abbé Bouzier.
France and the Republic | William Henry HurlbertHe was a great benefactor to the college, to which he left 20,000l. Scots, for buildings and bursaries.
British Dictionary definitions for bursary
/ (ˈbɜːsərɪ) /
Also called: bursarship a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc
British
the treasury of a college, etc
the bursar's room in a college
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