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Bursaries - 2 dictionary results

bur⋅sa⋅ry

[bur-suh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. Ecclesiastical. the treasury of a monastery.
2. British. a college scholarship.

Origin:
1530–40; < ML bursāria treasurer's room, deriv. of bursārius a treasurer. See bursar, -y 3
bur·sa·ry   (bûr'sə-rē)   
n.   pl. bur·sa·ries
  1. A treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order.
  2. Chiefly British A scholarship granted to a university student in need.

[Medieval Latin bursāria, from bursa, purse; see bursa.]
bur·sar'i·al (bər-sâr'ē-əl) adj.
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