A surname from Middle English.

plural of Purse

(fishing) A fishing seine having a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.

An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.

(Britain) The amount of money the monarch may use for private or personal expenses / (Britain) A member of the office which deals with the monarch's finances.

plural of purse seine

The egg case of a skate, shark or ratfish.

(idiomatic) A shared or community fund.

Haughty in the possession of riches.

plural of sea-purse