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burse

  [burs]
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–noun
1. a pouch or case for some special purpose.
2. (in Scotland)
a. a fund to provide allowances for students.
b. an allowance so provided.
3. Ecclesiastical. a case or receptacle for a corporal.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF < LL bursa purse; see bursa
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burse   (bûrs)   
n.  

  1. A purse.

  2. Ecclesiastical A flat cloth case for carrying the corporal that is used in celebrating the Eucharist.


[Late Latin bursa; see bursa.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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