"dispender" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dispenders [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English dispendour, from Old French despendour. By surface analysis, dispend (“distribute, dispense”) + -er. Doublet of dispenser and spencer. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|dispendour|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English dispendour, {{inh+|en|enm|dispendour}} Inherited from Middle English dispendour, {{der|en|fro|despendour}} Old French despendour, {{surf|en|dispend|-er|id2=agent noun|t1=distribute, dispense}} By surface analysis, dispend (“distribute, dispense”) + -er, {{dbt|en|dispenser|spencer}} Doublet of dispenser and spencer Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispender (plural dispenders)
  1. (Early Modern, obsolete) A steward or treasurer. Tags: Early, Modern, obsolete

Inflected forms

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