Sizar

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  • n. At certain universities, e.g. Cambridge and Dublin, a student who receives an allowance for his college expenses (study grant); originally in return for serving other (paying) students.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of a body of students in the universities of Cambridge (Eng.) and Dublin, who, having passed a certain examination, are exempted from paying college fees and charges. A sizar corresponded to a servitor at Oxford.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. At the University of Cambridge, or at Trinity College, Dublin, an undergraduate student who, in consideration of his comparative poverty, usually receives free commons. Compare servitor .
  • Word Usage
    "He entered college as a sizar, that is, in return for doing the work of a servant he received free board and lodging in his college."
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