‖n.; pl. Bursæ [ L. See Burse. ] (Anat.) Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane, interposed between tendons and bony prominences. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a bursa or to bursæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See Burse, and cf. Purser. ] 1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a college, or of a monastery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of a bursar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries [ LL. bursaria. See Bursar. ] 1. The treasury of a college or monastery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies. “No woman of rank or fortune but would have a bursary in her gift.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Burschen [ G., ultimately fr. LL. bursa. See Burse. ] A youth; especially, a student in a german university. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -schaften /plu>. [ G. ] In Germany, any of various associations of university students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the government in 1819, but was secretly revived, and is now openly maintained as a social organization, the restrictive laws having been repealed prior to 1849. -- Bur"schen*schaft`ler Bur"schen*schaf`ter n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse. ] 1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A kind of bazaar. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees.
Syn. -- family Burseraceae, torchwood family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Burse. ] (Bot.) Bursiform. [ 1913 Webster ]