Spence

[OF. despense, F. dépense, buffet, buttery, fr. OF. despendre to spend, distribute, L. dispendere, dispensum. See Dispense, Spend.]

1. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry.

In . . . his spence, or «pantry» were hung the carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered.

Bluff Harry broke into the spence,
And turned the cowls adrift.

2. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat. [Scot.] Jamieson.