Spēn'cer, n.

n. [From spence.]

1. One who has the care of the spence or buttery. [Obs.] Promptorium Parvulorum.
2. [From Lord Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.] A short over-jacket worn by men or women.
3. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the fore and main masts, set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast.