Bursar
91disburse — (v.) 1520s, disbourse, from O.Fr. desbourser (13c.) extract (money) from a purse, spend (money), from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + bourse purse (see BURSAR (Cf. bursar)). Related: Disbursed; disbursing …
92purse — [OE] Purse was borrowed into Old English from late Latin bursa (source of English bursar [13] and reimburse [17]), which went back to Greek búrsa. This originally meant ‘skin, leather’, and hence came to be used for ‘wineskin, bag’. The Latin… …
93sporran — [19] English acquired sporran from Gaelic, of course, but it is not ultimately of Celtic origin. It goes back to Latin bursa ‘purse’ (source of English bursar, purse, etc), which was early on borrowed into the Celtic languages, giving Irish… …
94bursary — n. (pl. ies) 1 a grant, esp. a scholarship. 2 the post or room of a bursar. Derivatives: bursarial adj. Etymology: med.L bursaria (as BURSAR) …
95B — (b[=e]) is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w, and m, letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng …
96Bursarship — Bur sar*ship, n. The office of a bursar. [1913 Webster] …
97Bursary — Bur sa*ry, n.; pl. { ries}. [LL. bursaria. See {Bursar}.] 1. The treasury of a college or monastery. [1913 Webster] 2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies.… …
98Empty purse — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… …
99Heavy purse — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… …
100Light purse — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… …
