BURSE


Meaning of BURSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbərs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.