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Meanings of chancellor's purse in English

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Bag to hold the seal matrix of the Great Seal of England or its successor states.

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Examples for "burse"
Examples for "burse"
1
Despite the crisis scenario Frankfurt's burse traders followed a long tradition to wear carnival costumes at Germany's carnival Tuesday.
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2
He carried across his arm the second white-sleeved kirtle that he had, and his burse was on his girdle.
The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary
3
Gif me my burse, Erkelenz.
Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl
4
Then while the priest slipped a corporal into the burse and laid the latter on the veil, she went on quickly:
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
5
It was copied from the famous Burse at Antwerp, which still stands.
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Usage of chancellor's purse in English
1
'Stand and deliver to me that call myself the Chancellor's purse-bearer-andthere's no such creature-twoguineas.'
Put Yourself in His Place