spencer

English Online Dictionary. What means spencer‎? What does spencer mean?

English

Etymology

From the family name Spencer. The jacket is probably named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspɛnsə/
• Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

Noun

spencer (plural spencers)

1. (historical) A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. (historical) A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
3. (historical) A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
4. A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.

French

Etymology

From English spencer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɛn.sɛʁ/

Noun

spencer m (plural spencers)

1. spencer (garment)

Further reading

• “spencer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman despenser or Old French espensier, from Latin dispēnsāre (“to dispense, distribute; to manage”). Equivalent to spence (“buttery”) +‎ -er.

Noun

spencer (plural spencers)

1. One who works in a spence or buttery.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English spencer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛn.t͡sɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt͡sɛr
• Syllabification: spen‧cer

Noun

spencer m inan

1. spencer (garment)

Declension

Further reading

• spencer in Polish dictionaries at PWN