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See also:BURSAR (Med. See also:Lat. bursarius)
, literally a keeper of the bursa or See also:purse
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The word is now chiefly used of the See also:official, usually one of the See also:fellows, who administers the finances of a See also:college at a university, or of the treasurer of a school or other institution
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The See also:term is also applied to the holder of " a bursary," an See also:exhibition at Scottish See also:schools or See also:universities, and also in See also:England a scholarship or exhibition enabling a See also:pupil of an elementary school to continue his See also:education at a secondary school
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The term " burse " (See also:Lat. bursa, Gr. l3bpaa, bag of skin) is particularly used of the embroidered purse which is one of the insignia of See also:office of the See also:lord high See also:chancellor of England, and of the pouch which in the See also:Roman See also: |
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