Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Spence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spence \Spence\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense, buffet,
buttery, fr. OF. despendre to spend, distribute, L.
dispendere, dispensum. See {Dispense}, {Spend}.]
1. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a
pantry.
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