Meaning of burse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from Old French.
2. A purse.
   historical
3. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
4. An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
5. A stock exchange; a bourse.
   obsolete
6. A kind of bazaar.
   obsolete

Examples

“Roche stepped forward⟳ with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay⟳ for both of us.”

“Try⟳ a burse instead – sort⟳ of a bag, sort⟳ of a purse, inspired by the cases that hold⟳ the corporal cloth used in mass, and designed to be carried by men.”

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