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spense (1300)
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spense (1300)

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spence,  spens  
  FEW:  expensa *3,308a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  espense (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  spence n.1  MED:  spens(e n.2  DMLBS:  spensa 3153a

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1domesticarchit.pantry, store room for food and beverages: 
( 1341 ) Item, en le chaumbre: un huche graunde. Item, en le spense une toune pur pain et un aultre pur aveines  Harefield Invent 249.5
( 1410 ) une sale, un spence et un cusyne pur chescun mansion des ditz trois shopes  Build salz 484
( 1411-12 ) pur l'amendement del rippure del chambre et l'amendement del quisine et spense [...]  Mch Tayl Accs2 295 (13 Henry IV)
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1300 )  Simon del Spens  Family Names Spence

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See also:

expens  spens1  spenser 
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