bursar
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Noun (1)
- the treasurer at a college or universityType of treasurer, financial officer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bur′sar (…), noun
Origin: LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See Burse, and cf. Purser.
1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery.
2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54