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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who dispends or expends; a steward. [ Obs. ] Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 1). [ 1913 Webster ]