What is to pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] His sin was dispensed With gold, whereof it was compensed. Gower called?
dispense — To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] His sin was dispensed With gold, whereof it was compensed. Gower. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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