Sportóne, any great basket or hampier.
Spórtula, any little basket, panier, flasket, or hamper, but it was anciently taken for monie or meate distributed by Princes to the people as an almes, and also for the plaintifs and defendants monie paid ordinarilie by both for iudgement in law, that is, a counsellers or seriants fee, but it is now taken in Venice and Rome for a certaine fee which euerie man that hath anie sute in law paieth to the Pope or Saint Peter, if he by law obtaine his sute. They call it in Venice, il Carátto di San Márco, for euerie man paieth so much the hundred. There is an office in England, called the Hamper.
Sporzána, a kind of little bird.
Spósa, a spouse, a bride, a new wedded wife.
Sposáglie, a contract, an espousall, a betrothing or affiancing of a man or woman before full marriage. Also any gift or loue-token which a wooer or suter giueth to his affianced wife as a pledge of his vnfained good will.
Sposále, as Sponsále.
Sposalítio, as Sponsalítio.
Sposáre, to espouse, to wed, to marry.
Sposarésco, of or belonging to a wedding.
Sposaríe, bridings, bride-trickes, pulings.