Meaning

2 senses
  1. The treasurer of a university, college or school.

    the treasurer at a college or university

  2. (Scotland)A student funded by a bursary.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The bursar accepted my tuition check.

  2. For the administration of the College funds a bursar was annually appointed, whose accounts were subsequently approved and signed by the Chancellor.

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursārius, from bursa (“purse”) (English purse).

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursārius, from bursa (“purse”) (English purse).

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Forms

plural: bursars
Singularbursar
Pluralbursars

regular

Word family

7 related words

See also

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