Definition of spence Spence

/spɛˈns/ - [spens] - spence

We found 4 definitions of spence from 3 different sources.

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What does spence mean?

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • spence (n.)
    A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry.
  • spence (n.)
    The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • spence
    spens, n. (prov.) a place where provisions are kept: a larder: a pantry.—Also Spense. [O. Fr. despense, a buttery—despendre—L. dispendĕre.]

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