Hi Julia,   Its the first time I have come across the word used in this sense too.  Chambers Dictionary has "an allowance or bounty to scholars in a university" and there is an entry on Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhibition_(scholarship)   Joy ________________________________ From: Julia Mosman <jwmos99@msn.com> To: "cornish@rootsweb.com" <cornish@rootsweb.com>; "cornish-gen@rootsweb.com" <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 8:22 Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] West Briton 12 Dec 1856 - Local Intelligence If I may ask, what's the meaning of the phrase "..There are two exhibitions at Exeter College, Oxford, attached to the Truro [school]"  Would these be some sort of scholarships?  Julia .................................................................................................