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Spencer
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What's The Definition Of Spencer?
[n] English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spencer: Herbert Spencer Related Terms | Find terms related to Spencer: See Also | philosopher | sociologist Spencer In Webster's Dictionary \Spen"cer\, n. [OF. despensier. See {Spence}, and cf.
{Dispenser}.]
One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.]
--Promptorium Parvulorum.
\Spen"cer\, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.] A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton. \Spen"cer\, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]. {Spencer mast}, a small mast just abaft the foremast or mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr. |
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