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subsizar

subsizar noun: an under-sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.

Noun

subsizar (plural subsizars)

  1. (UK, historical, Cambridge University) An under-sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.
    • Bid my subsiser carry my hackney to the buttery, and give him his bever; it is a civil and sober beast, and will drink moderately.1625, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Elder Brother. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please...

Forms of subsizar

pluralsubsizars

Origin of subsizar

From sub- + sizar.

Questions about subsizar

What does subsizar mean?
Subsizar means an under-sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.
What part of speech is subsizar?
Subsizar is a noun.
What is the plural of subsizar?
The plural of subsizar is subsizars.

Words near subsizar in the dictionary

  1. subsisters
  2. subsisting
  3. subsists
  4. subsite
  5. subsites
  6. subsizar
  7. subsizars
  8. subsizarship
  9. subsizarships
  10. subskill
  11. subskills

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