bursary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the treasury of a public institution or religious order

WordNet

Bur"sa*ry noun
Etymology
LL. bursaria. See Bursar.
Wordforms
plural -ries
Definitions
  1. The treasury of a college or monastery.
  2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift." Southey.

Webster 1913