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1. An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use
    
2. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse
    
3. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries
    
4. [archaic] A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull

Derived forms: burses

Encyclopedia: Burse