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burse

burse [ burss ] (plural burses)


noun 
Definition:
 
container used in church ritual: in the Roman Catholic Church, a flat case that is used for carrying a special linen cloth corporal when celebrating Mass

[13th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin bursa (see bursa)]
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