sizar

American  

[sahy-zer] / ˈsaɪ zər /

Or sizer

noun

1. (at Cambridge University and at Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college.

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sizar British  

/ ˈsaɪzə /

noun

1. (at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate receiving a maintenance grant from the college

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Other Word Forms

• sizarship noun
• subsizar noun
• subsizarship noun

Etymology

Origin of sizar

First recorded in 1580–90; size ¹ + -ar ³

Example Sentences

He was admitted a sizar of Clare Hall, Cambridge, in 1745, and took the degree of B.A. in 1750, being fifteenth wrangler.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

His family was poor, and the register of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, testifies to his entry as sizar on the 18th of May 1632.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

In Trinity College, at the time when Goldsmith studied there as a sizar, menial offices were involved in this dubious position.

From Oliver Goldsmith by Buckland, E. S. Lang

It appears that the young gentleman's pride revolted against this proposal; and that he was won over to consent only by the persuasions of his uncle Contarine, who himself had been a sizar.

From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William

On the 11th of June 1744, being then in his sixteenth year, Oliver went up to Trinity College, Dublin, as a sizar.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various