"burse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/ Forms: burses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare French bourse (“purse, fund”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|bourse}} Borrowed from Middle French bourse, {{der|en|fro|borse}} Old French borse, {{der|en|la|bursa}} Latin bursa, {{der|en|grc|βύρσα}} Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa), {{doublet|en|purse}} Doublet of purse, {{cog|fr|bourse||purse, fund}} French bourse (“purse, fund”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} burse (plural burses)
  1. (now chiefly historical) A purse. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-burse-en-noun-q2~jildL
  2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
    Sense id: en-burse-en-noun-D2s2t~h1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 57 8 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 57 6 12 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 65 5 10 5
  3. (ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
    Sense id: en-burse-en-noun-03t-Bz-f Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
  4. (obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-burse-en-noun-KJJ5Aupu
  5. (obsolete) A kind of bazaar. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-burse-en-noun-FRFkTm0p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disburse, imburse

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "disburse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "bourse"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "borse"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French borse",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "bursa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin bursa",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βύρσα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "purse"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of purse",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "bourse",
        "3": "",
        "4": "purse, fund"
      },
      "expansion": "French bourse (“purse, fund”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare French bourse (“purse, fund”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "burses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter IX, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 90:",
          "text": "Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 January 22, The Guardian:",
          "text": "Try a burse instead – sort of a bag, sort of a purse, inspired by the cases that hold the corporal cloth used in mass, and designed to be carried by men.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A purse."
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now chiefly historical) A purse."
      ],
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    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies."
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          "fund",
          "fund"
        ],
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          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
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        "An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use."
      ],
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        ]
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        "(ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use."
      ],
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        "ecclesiastical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        "A stock exchange; a bourse."
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        ],
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          "bourse",
          "bourse"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "A kind of bazaar."
      ],
      "id": "en-burse-en-noun-FRFkTm0p",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A kind of bazaar."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/"
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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      "word": "disburse"
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin bursa",
      "name": "der"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    }
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    {
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    }
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter IX, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 90:",
          "text": "Roche stepped forward with a leather burse, announcing that he would pay for both of us.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 January 22, The Guardian:",
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          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A purse."
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        "(now chiefly historical) A purse."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies."
      ],
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          "fund",
          "fund"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use."
      ],
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          "corporal"
        ]
      ],
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        "(ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use."
      ],
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        "ecclesiastical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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        "A stock exchange; a bourse."
      ],
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          "stock exchange",
          "stock exchange"
        ],
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          "bourse",
          "bourse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of bazaar."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "bazaar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A kind of bazaar."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/"
    }
  ],
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}

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