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- noun Plural form of
burse .
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Examples
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The other acolytes followed, carrying the Gospel-book, burses, and other articles used in the holy sacrifice.
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One will note to the left, that one can just see the burses that are part of these vestment sets.
Cardinal Newman at Birmingham: Liturgical Items (Part 3 of 3) 2009
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On the suppression of the Jesuits in France, the five burses were transferred to Paris.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Upon these burses much ornamentation is lavished, and this has been the case since medieval times, as many existing examples survive to show.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Government was to close the Irish college, to sell its immovable property, and to invest the proceeds of the sale, to be applied together with the existing burses for the benefit of Irish students who shall be admitted, on the presentation to the British Ambassador to France, either to the state schools or to the schools of theology which have taken the place of the diocesan seminaries.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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At various times the bishops of Ireland made representations to the Belgian Government with a view to obtain the transfer of the burses to Ireland, and they have been so far successful that at the present time the annual revenue of the burses is paid through the medium of the British Foreign Office for the education of students at Maynooth College.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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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, their burse was vacated.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Five burses for the education of students for the secular priesthood were founded here, two in 1738 by Mrs. John Maher, an Irish lady resident at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Several medieval burses are still preserved in the collection at Danzig.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Many burses, too, were founded for the education of students at the Lombard college.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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