BURSE

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] Holland.

2.
n.

A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]

3.
n.

An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley.

4.
n.

An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.

5.
n.

A kind of bazaar. [Obs.] She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play.