Burse
//ˈbɜː(ɹ)s// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A purse. historical
"Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us."
- 2 A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
- 3 An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
- 4 A stock exchange; a bourse. obsolete
- 5 A kind of bazaar. obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old French.
Example
More examples"Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare French bourse (“purse, fund”).
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