1. (ecclesiastical) an ornamental case used to hold the corporal when not in use
   "The priest carefully placed the corporal in its embroidered burse"
    
2. (historical) a fund or foundation for supporting needy scholars
   "The college established a burse to aid students from low-income families"
    
3. A stock exchange in some European countries
   "Traders gathered at the burse to conduct business"
    
4. [archaic] A purse or money bag
   "He kept his coins in a leather burse"

Derived forms: burses

Encyclopedia: Burse