subsizar

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noun

An under-sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.

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Meanings

nounsubsizar (plural subsizars)

plural subsizars

  1. UKhistoricalCambridge UniversityAn 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 specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

Origin

From sub- + sizar.

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APA

subsizar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsizar

MLA

“subsizar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsizar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsizar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsizar.

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