noun.
A treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order.
noun.
A scholarship granted to a university student in need.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The treasury of a college or monastery.
noun.2 In the universities and colleges of Scotland, a grant of money for a short period of years, obtained by a student, usually by competitive examination, to enable him to prosecute his studies.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The treasury of a college or monastery.
noun.
A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies.