1. a treasury or fund, especially of a college or university
Usage: formal
2. a flat square case used to carry the corporal in religious ceremonies
Usage: ecclesiastical

Examples

• The university’s burse provided scholarships for deserving students.
• The college established a burse to support academic research.
• Donations to the burse helped fund new library acquisitions.
• The priest carefully placed the corporal in the ornate burse.
• The church’s burse was embroidered with gold thread.
• Students benefited from the generous burse left by the benefactor.