Dis*pence" (?), v. i. & n. See Dispense. [Obs.]

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Dis*pend" (?), v. t. [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, Spend, and cf. Dispense.] To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] Spenser.

Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above.

Fuller.

Dis*pend"er (?), n. One who dispends or expends; a steward. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 1).

Dis*pen"sa*ble (?), a. [LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense.] 1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.

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