English
Spenserism
From Spenser + -ism.
Formed from Spenser + -ism
Latin dīspendere ‘weigh out’
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Medieval Latin dīspēnsa
Middle French despense
Middle English spense ‘spence’
Middle English Spenser ‘spencer’
English Spenser
Today it means
noun A word or phrase due to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spenserism