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spencer1 definition

spen·cer (spen′sər)

noun

a short jacket of an early 19th-cent. style

Etymology: after the 2d Earl Spencer (1758-1834)

spencer2 definition

spen·cer (spen′sər)

noun

a trysail on a gaff

Etymology: < pers. name Spencer

Spencer1 definition

Spen·cer (spen′sər)

noun

a masculine name: var. Spenser

Etymology: < the surname Spencer < ME spenser, butler, steward < OFr despencier < despense, larder, buttery < ML dispensa: see spence

Spencer2 definition

Spen·cer

Spencer, Herbert 1820-1903; Eng. philosopher

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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