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bursaries

[bur-suh-ree] Origin

bur·sa·ry

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

Origin:
1530–40; < Medieval Latin bursāria treasurer's room, derivative of bursārius a treasurer. See bursar, -y3
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bursary
"treasury," 1690s, from M.L. bursaria "treasurer's room" (see bursar).
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