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purser (n.)
mid-15c., "treasurer, official charged with the keeping of accounts and the distribution of money," especially "caretaker of accounts and provisions on a ship," originally also "maker of purses" (mid-14c.; late 13c. as a surname), agent noun from Middle English purse (see purse (n.)).
updated on February 11, 2021
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