BURSE


Meaning of BURSE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' b ə rs

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin bursa

Date: 15th century

1 a : PURSE b : a square cloth case used to carry the corporal in a Communion service

2 obsolete : EXCHANGE , BOURSE

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