SPENCER


Meaning of SPENCER in English

I. ˈspen(t)-sər noun

Etymology: George John, 2d earl Spencer died 1834 English politician

Date: 1795

: a short waist-length jacket

II. noun

Etymology: probably from the name Spencer

Date: 1840

: a trysail abaft the foremast or mainmast

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.