burse

 
Pronunciation: /bəːs/

noun

  • 1a flat, square, fabric-covered case in which a folded corporal cloth is carried to and from an altar in church.
  • 2 (the Burse) historical the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, London. Compare with bourse.

Origin:

late Middle English (in sense 'purse'): from French bourse or medieval Latin bursa (see bourse, bursa)