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spence
[ spens ]
/ spɛns /
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noun British Dialect.
a pantry.
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Origin of spence
1350–1400; Middle English spense, spence<Middle French despense pantry <Medieval Latin dīspēnsa, noun use of feminine of dīspēnsus, past participle of dīspendere to weigh out; see dispense
Words nearby spence
spelt, spelter, spelunk, spelunker, Spemann, spence, spencer, Spencer Gulf, Spencerian, spend, spendable
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British Dictionary definitions for spence (1 of 2)
spence
/ (spɛns) /
noun
dialect
- a larder or pantry
- any monetary allowance
- a parlour, esp in a cottage
Word Origin for spence
C14: from Old French despense, from Latin dispendere to distribute; see dispense
British Dictionary definitions for spence (2 of 2)
Spence
/ (spɛns) /
noun
Sir Basil (Unwin). 1907–76, Scottish architect, born in India; designed Coventry Cathedral (1951)
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