Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
dispense .
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Examples
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Vniversities of Italy and France that it is so unlefull for a man to marie his brother's wyfe that the Pope hath no power to despense therewith.
A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Henry R. Plomer 1901
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[1] 'La despense de ces navires estoit fort grande, et suis d'advis qu'elle cousta trois cens mille francs, et si ne servit de rien, et y alla tout l'argent contant que le Roy peut finer de ses finances: car comme j'ay dit, il n'estoit point pourveu ne de sens, ne d'argent, oy d'autre chose nécessaire à telle entreprise, et si en vint bien à bout, moyennant la grâce de
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots John Addington Symonds 1866
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The shower gel is contained in a metal bottle with a plastic despenser top that you simply press down to despense the gel.
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Il me semble que, comme c'est chose bien aisée et de une petite despense, on pourroit l'employer également, soit à consumer un camp ou un village couvert en paille, soit dans un combat de cavalerie, à épouvanter les chevaux.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The pharmacies that despense these antibiotics should verbally counsel the patients on the necessity of finishing a prescribed course and dangers of not doing so.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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The pharmacies that despense these antibiotics should verbally counsel the patients on the necessity of finishing a prescribed course and dangers of not doing so.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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Three we can try him in a court, doesn't say anything about what kind, and then despense whatever justice we think he deserves.
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Also, the ice despenser is so slow it can take up to four minutes to despense four glasses of ice.
unknown title 2009
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GE replaced the from door of the fridge and then had a recall on that in 2005 or 2006 and gave me a new fridge however I am right back to square one and not able to despense ice from the door.
unknown title 2009
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Judgement Day has come, These Scrunt Inquisitors are ready to despense justice and retribution on the evil Mutant Psychics.
Tabletop Gaming News 2008
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