BURSE

Proper noun

Burse (plural Burses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burse is the 11886^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2634 individuals. Burse is most common among Black/African American (68.68%) and White (25.32%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Suber, Ubers, buers, bures, erubs, rebus, resub, rubes, suber, urbes

Etymology

Noun

burse (plural burses)

(obsolete) A purse.

A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.

(ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.

(obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse.

(obsolete) A kind of bazaar.

Anagrams

• Suber, Ubers, buers, bures, erubs, rebus, resub, rubes, suber, urbes

Source: Wiktionary

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Burse, n. Etym: [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.]

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

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

3. (Eccl.)

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

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

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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