purse-mastern.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsˌmɑːstə/,

/ˈpəːsˌmastə/, U.S.

/ˈpərsˌmæstər/

Forms: see purse n. and master n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., master n.¹

Etymology: < purse n. + master n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin bursemagister ship's purser (1385, 1412 in British sources).

(a) Chiefly Scottish = purse-bearer n. 1; a treasurer, a bursar. Now rare (historical in later use). (b) More generally: a person having control of funds.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money

hoarder944

treasurerc1290

purse-bearerc1300

coffererc1330

pursera1450

boucherc1450

bowgerc1450

purse-masterc1450

thesaurer1473

expenditor1499

bowser1534

bursarya1552

bursar1587

stock-keeper1589

bag-bearer1598

bourser1685

sumptuary1789

money manager1874

investment manager1879

tizzy-snatcher1914

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 110 Þis clerk..went with hym, & he made hym his purs-maister.

1494 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 195 Item, the said day Gilbert Williamson was maid pursmaster for a yer.

1554 J. Knox Faythfull Admon. sig. C7^v Iudas was pursemaister with Christ Jesus.

1595 A. Duncan Appendix Etymologiae: Index in Latinae Grammaticae Argentarius, a bancor or purse-maister.

1665 J. Fraser Chron. Frasers (1905) 218 The year after he entered his pursemaster.

a1686 J. Turner Mem. (1829) 107 In all these journeys, I was my oune pursemaster.

1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 108 They had likewise Purse-masters, who kept their Money.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose iii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 198 Truly, from what I can see and hear, the Convention are the purse-masters.

1856 A. Mills Lit. & Literary Men iii. 80 During the childhood of James the Fifth, he officiated as his carver, his cupbearer, his purse-master, and even as his nurse.

1977 Michigan Law Rev. 75 1085 Does the proposed science court somehow pose new or previously unimportant problems regarding the exercise of the pursemaster's discretion whether to fund scientific research?

1993 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Apr. 13 The company purse-masters have placed the benchmark somewhere around the £25k level.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purse-master
释义	purse-mastern. Brit. /ˈpəːsˌmɑːstə/, /ˈpəːsˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈpərsˌmæstər/ Forms: see purse n. and master n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: purse n., master n.¹ Etymology: < purse n. + master n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin bursemagister ship's purser (1385, 1412 in British sources). (a) Chiefly Scottish = purse-bearer n. 1; a treasurer, a bursar. Now rare (historical in later use). (b) More generally: a person having control of funds. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > [noun] > one who has charge of or manages money hoarder944 treasurerc1290 purse-bearerc1300 coffererc1330 pursera1450 boucherc1450 bowgerc1450 purse-masterc1450 thesaurer1473 expenditor1499 bowser1534 bursarya1552 bursar1587 stock-keeper1589 bag-bearer1598 bourser1685 sumptuary1789 money manager1874 investment manager1879 tizzy-snatcher1914 c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 110 Þis clerk..went with hym, & he made hym his purs-maister. 1494 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 195 Item, the said day Gilbert Williamson was maid pursmaster for a yer. 1554 J. Knox Faythfull Admon. sig. C7^v Iudas was pursemaister with Christ Jesus. 1595 A. Duncan Appendix Etymologiae: Index in Latinae Grammaticae Argentarius, a bancor or purse-maister. 1665 J. Fraser Chron. Frasers (1905) 218 The year after he entered his pursemaster. a1686 J. Turner Mem. (1829) 107 In all these journeys, I was my oune pursemaster. 1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 108 They had likewise Purse-masters, who kept their Money. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose iii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 198 Truly, from what I can see and hear, the Convention are the purse-masters. 1856 A. Mills Lit. & Literary Men iii. 80 During the childhood of James the Fifth, he officiated as his carver, his cupbearer, his purse-master, and even as his nurse. 1977 Michigan Law Rev. 75 1085 Does the proposed science court somehow pose new or previously unimportant problems regarding the exercise of the pursemaster's discretion whether to fund scientific research? 1993 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Apr. 13 The company purse-masters have placed the benchmark somewhere around the £25k level. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450
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