Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spence \Spence\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense, 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.