noun British Dialect.
a pantry.
Origin:
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
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
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| —n | |
| dialect | |
| a. a larder or pantry | |
| b. any monetary allowance | |
| c. a parlour, esp in a cottage | |
| [C14: from Old French despense, from Latin dispendere to distribute; see | |
| Spence (spɛns) | |
| —n | |
| Sir Basil (Unwin). 1907--76, Scottish architect, born in India; designed Coventry Cathedral (1951) | |
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