spense
English
editNoun
editspense (plural spenses)
- Alternative form of spence
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editVerb
editspense
- third-person singular past historic of spegnere
Middle English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French despense, from Medieval Latin dīspēnsa, noun use of feminine of Latin dīspēnsus, past participle of dīspendere (“weigh out”).
Noun
editspense
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: spence
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