Burse

Burse

n.
  1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.]
  2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]
  3. An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. (Eccl.)
  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.