Bourse
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An exchange. Bourses owe their origin to the Jews. The word originated at Bruges, where merchants gathered at the house of Van der Bruse; or the word is from the three purses (bourses) carved on the gable of the house where the meetings were held. Stock Exchange by Van Antwerp. B0 U WE RYE. A farm. B0 UW MASTER. A farmer. B0 V ATA TERR^. As much land as one ox can cultivate. Said by some to be thirteen, by others eighteen, acres in extent. Skene; Spelman, Gloss.; Co. Litt 5 a. Bovate is used in expressing a quantity of land and meaning one-eighth of a carucate, i. e. the amount of land which can he ploughed by one ox; generally about fifteen acres. 2 Holdsw. Hist. E. L. 57. See Cabucate. Both terms seem to be French, and not part of the official Latin. Maitl. Domesday and Beyond o95.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Fr. An exchange; a stockexchange.