[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

burse \burse\, n. ll. bursa, or f. bourse. see bourse, and
   cf. bursch, purse.
   1. a purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. obs. --holland.
      1913 webster

   2. a fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars
      in their studies; also, the sum given to the
      beneficiaries. scot.
      1913 webster

   3. eccl. an ornamental case of hold the corporal when not
      in use. --shipley.
      1913 webster

   4. an exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of
      continental europe. same as bourse.
      1913 webster

   5. a kind of bazaar. obs.
      1913 webster

            she says she went to the burse for patterns. --old
                                                  play.
      1913 webster
see also:
bourse bursch purse 

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