the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry.
n. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
See spense, spenser.
Word Usage
"11: 57 AM kate o'd said ... so spence is now ethan? ok. i'm 80 pages into pink (got my copy from B+P this morn). i'll get a pencil out and change the name! oh! and i'm really enjoying it so far, lili."