burse


burse

B0568400 (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.]

burse

(bɜːs) n1. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church a flat case used at Mass as a container for the corporal2. (Education) a. a fund providing allowances for studentsb. the allowance provided[C19: from Medieval Latin bursa purse]

burse

(bɜrs)

n. 1. a pouch or case for some special purpose. 2. a case or receptacle for carrying a corporal during the Eucharist. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin bursa purse; see bursa]