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bur⋅sa⋅ry

  [bur-suh-ree]
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–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
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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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Bursary

Bur"sa*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [LL. bursaria. See Bursar.]

1. The treasury of a college or monastery.

2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift." --Southey.
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