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bursar definition

bur·sar (bʉr′sər)

noun

  1. a treasurer, as of a college or similar institution
  2. in Scotland, a university student who has a scholarship

Etymology: ML bursarius, treasurer < bursa: see purse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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