Spence
Spence , noun
[Old French despense, French dépense, buffet, buttery, from Old French despendre to spend, distribute, Latin dispendere, dispensum. See Dispense, Spend.]
1.
A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry. [Chiefly British dial. [MW10]
In... his spence, or “pantry” were hung the carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately slaughtered.
Bluff Harry broke into the spence,
And turned the cowls adrift.
2.
The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place where the family sit and eat. [Scottish] — Jamieson