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bursar
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[ˈbəːsə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school
(e.g: the university has reminded students who have not completed payment to contact their college bursars)
- a student who holds a bursary
(e.g: of the 18 bursars, seven men and 11 women were selected from 11 high schools)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French boursier or (in bursar) medieval Latin bursarius, from bursa ‘bag, purse’ (see bursa)
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