spense

Variant of spence

spence definition

spence (spens)

noun

Now Chiefly Dial. a larder or pantry
also sp. spense

Etymology: ME < ML spensa, aphetic for dispensa < L, fem. pp. of dispendere, to weigh out: see dispense

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