noun
Spence
SPEHNS
noun
1
A small pantry or storeroom used for keeping food and household supplies, chiefly in older British homes.
"The cook kept the jams and cured meats in the cold spence off the kitchen."
name
1
A surname, and an informal short form of the given name Spencer.
How to Use Spence
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old British word for a household pantry, or a nickname for Spencer.
Word Forms
spences plural
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Etymology
From Middle English spense, borrowed from Old French despense ("storeroom"), ultimately from Latin dispendere ("to weigh out" or "dispense").