bursary

Definition of Bursary in English :

1. bursary

the treasury of a public institution or religious order

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bursary

noun plural -ries

1. Also called: bursarship

a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc

2. British

a.

the treasury of a college, etc

b.

the bursar's room in a college

nounWord forms: plural ˈbursaries

1.

a treasury, esp. of a college

2.

in Scotland and Canada, a university scholarship

n. pl. bur·sa·ries

1. A treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order.

2. Chiefly British A scholarship granted to a university student in need.