1. plural of burse: pouches or bags, especially those used to hold money or documents
Usage: formal
2. plural of burse: flat cases used to hold the corporal in religious ceremonies
Usage: ecclesiastical

Examples

• The treasurer kept the guild’s funds in leather burses.
• Medieval merchants carried their coins in small burses.
• The altar server prepared the burses for the communion service.
• Several ornate burses were displayed in the church museum.
• The priest carefully placed the corporal in one of the silk burses.
• Ancient burses were often decorated with religious symbols.