- a purse
- bursary (sense )
- R.C.Ch. a flat, square, silk case for carrying the folded corporal to and from the altar
Origin of burse
French bourse: see bourseburse
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burse
noun
- A purse.
- Ecclesiastical A flat cloth case for carrying the corporal that is used in celebrating the Eucharist.
Origin of burse
Late Latin bursa ; see bursa .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural burses)
- A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
- (ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
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