First Known Use: 1695
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bursary
noun bur·sa·ry \ˈbər-sə-rē, ˈbərs-rē\
: an amount of money that a student is given to help pay for college or university study : a scholarship or grant
plural bur·sa·ries
Full Definition of BURSARY
1
: the treasury of a college or monastery
2
British : a monetary grant to a needy student : scholarship
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Origin of BURSARY
Medieval Latin bursaria, from bursa
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