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third earl of sunderland charles spencer

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Spen⋅cer

  [spen-ser]
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–noun
1. Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
2. Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
3. Platt Rogers  [plat] , 1800–64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
4. a town in NW Iowa. 11,726.
5. a town in central Massachusetts. 10,774.
6. a male given name.
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Word Origin & History

Spencer 
type of repeating rifle used in the American Civil War, 1863, named for U.S. gunsmith Christopher Spencer, who, with Luke Wheelock, manufactured them in Boston, Mass. The surname is attested from 1275, earlier le Despenser (1204) and means "one who dispenses or has charge of provisions in a household." M.E. spence meant "larder, pantry," and is aphetic for O.Fr. despense (Fr. dépense) "expense," from despenser "to distribute" (see dispense). Another form of the word is spender, which also has become a surname.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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