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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Eng. Univ.)

One who has a pension or allowance granted for support.

A youth who had as an

exhibitioner

from Christ’s Hospital.

G. Eliot.

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Ex-hib′it-ive-ly

adv.

Noun.

In English universities; one who has a pension or allowance, granted for the encouragement of learning.

exhibitioner ‎(plural exhibitioners)

(Britain) A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an exhibition. The exhibition usually involves a financial prize and may include the right to wear a distinctive gown, especially at the University of Oxford.