n. The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; learning; erudition.n. Education; instruction; teaching.n. Maintenance for a scholar, awarded by a college, university, or other educational institution; a sum of money paid to a student, sometimes to a university graduate, usually after competition or examination, to support him or to assist him in the prosecution of his studies.n. = Syn.1. Learning, Erudition, etc. See literature.