burse
Speech parts
1. burse - Noun
2. Burse - Proper noun
Meaning
A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull.
A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries.
An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use.
An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
A kind of bazaar.
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“Burse would declare it was unhygienic and make a new rule against it—with fines for breach of same,” declared Nina.
Ethan Rice was two for two, Alize King was two for three with four RBI, Kadin Burse was two for three with two RBI, Chip Burch was one for one with a double and an RBI and Tyler Pruett had a sacrifice fly for an RBI.
Two other teens, identified as 15-year-old Kaylee Lane and 17-year-old Darrius Burse, were injured in the crash.
The burse could be granted only to persons not having an income of forty (Paris) pounds.
The course of studies lasted ten years, during which time their burses continued; but if, at the end of ten years, they had not given proof of their ability, either as teachers or as preachers, they had to give up their burse.