Etymology

dispender

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Today it means: A steward or treasurer. Full definition →

Middle English dispendour ← Old French despendour
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  1. Old French · derived fromdespendour
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdispendour
  3. English todaydispender

Inherited from Middle English dispendour, from Old French despendour. By surface analysis, dispend (“distribute, dispense”) + -er. Doublet of dispenser and spencer.

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