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spence

[spens] ,
–noun British Dialect.
a pantry.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME spense, spence < MF despense pantry < ML dīspēnsa, n. use of fem. of dīspēnsus, ptp. of dīspendere to weigh out; see dispense

Spence

[spens] ,
–noun
a male given name, form of Spencer.
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