bursar

noun

bur·​sar ˈbər-sər How to pronounce bursar (audio)
-ˌsär
: an officer (as of a monastery or college) in charge of funds : treasurer

Examples of bursar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although her parents had conventionally middle-class occupations—her mother was a school bursar, her father a businessman—her dad had the kind of unusual background that makes a writer salivate. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 He was owned by William O. Young, who oversaw the university's business affairs as secretary and bursar from 1917 to 1941, the release said. Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2022 The entry was listed in a William & Mary bursar’s report from the 1754-55 academic year. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 Tips about Education Financing Ask the college bursar about tuition installment plans. Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021 See all Example Sentences for bursar 

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Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French burser, from Medieval Latin bursarius, from bursa

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bursar was in the 13th century

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“Bursar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bursar. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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