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purser
purs·er P0672000 (pûr′sər)n. The officer in charge of money matters on board a ship or commercial aircraft.
[Middle English, from purse, purse; see purse.]purser (ˈpɜːsə) n (Nautical Terms) an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengerspurs•er (ˈpɜr sər)
n. an officer who is in charge of the accounts and documents of a ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers. [1400–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | purser - an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfareship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
Translationspurse (pəːs) noun1. a small bag for carrying money. I looked in my purse for some change. 小錢包 小钱包2. (American) a handbag. 手提包 手提包 verb to close (the lips) tightly. She pursed her lips in anger. 噘起嘴 噘起嘴ˈpurser noun the officer in charge of a ship's money, supplies etc. (輪船的)事務長 （轮船的）事务长
purser
purser an officer aboard a passenger ship, merchant ship, or aircraft who keeps the accounts and attends to the welfare of the passengers Purser
PURSER. The person appointed by the master of a ship or vessel, whose duty it is to take care of the ship's books, in which everything on board is inserted, as well the names of mariners as the articles of merchandise shipped. Rosc. Ins. note.
2. The act of congress concerning the naval establishment, passed March 30, 1812, provides, Sec. 6, That the pursers in the Navy of the United States shall be appointed by the president of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the senate; and that, from and after the first day of May next, no person shall act in the character of purser, who shall not have been thus first nominated and appointed, excepting pursers on distant service, who shall not remain in service after the first day of July next, unless nominated and appointed as aforesaid. And every purser, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned faithfully to perform all the duties of purser in the United States.
3. And by the supplementary act to this act concerning the naval establishment, passed March 1, 1817, it is enacted, Sec. 1, That every purser now in service, or who may hereafter be appointed, shall, instead of the bond required by the act to which this is a supplement, enter into bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, in the penalty of twenty-five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of all his duties as purser in the navy of the United States, which said sureties shall be approved by the judge or attorney of the United States for the district in which such purser shall reside. purser
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