bursar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the treasurer at a college or university

WordNet

Bur"sar noun
Etymology
LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See Burse, and cf. Purser.
Definitions
  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 1913