purveyance

[ per-vey-uhns ]

/ pərˈveɪ əns /

noun

the act of purveying.

something that is purveyed, as provisions.

English Law. a prerogative of the crown, abolished in 1660, allowing provisions, supplies, or services for the sovereign or the royal household to be purchased or acquired at an appraised value.

Origin of purveyance

1225–75; purvey + -ance; replacing Middle English purvea(u)nce, purvya(u)nce<Old French purveance<Latin prōvidentia.See providence

OTHER WORDS FROM purveyance

non·pur·vey·ance, noun

Words nearby purveyance

purulent synovitis, puruloid, Purús, purusha, purvey, purveyance, purveyor, purview, pus, Pusan, Pusey

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Example sentences from the Web for purveyance

We may observe that the article of Purveyance is here very gently touched upon, and confined to a sign-manual.
Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous|Samuel Pegge
These compositions arose out of the prerogative of purveyance.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire|John Noake
But there was no necessity that the matter of purveyance should be left to the students.
The Court of Cacus|Alexander Leighton
The nature of this penalty, as I may call it, was founded on the Statute of Purveyance, not then repealed.
Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous|Samuel Pegge

Not only the king, but several great lords, insisted upon this right of purveyance within certain districts.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B.|David Hume

British Dictionary definitions for purveyance

purveyance

/ (pəˈveɪəns) /

noun

history the collection or requisition of provisions for a sovereign

rare the act of purveying

rare that which is purveyed

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单词	purveyance
释义	purveyance [ per-vey-uhns ] / pərˈveɪ əns / noun the act of purveying. something that is purveyed, as provisions. English Law. a prerogative of the crown, abolished in 1660, allowing provisions, supplies, or services for the sovereign or the royal household to be purchased or acquired at an appraised value. Origin of purveyance 1225–75; purvey + -ance; replacing Middle English purvea(u)nce, purvya(u)nce<Old French purveance<Latin prōvidentia.See providence OTHER WORDS FROM purveyance non·pur·vey·ance, noun Words nearby purveyance purulent synovitis, puruloid, Purús, purusha, purvey, purveyance, purveyor, purview, pus, Pusan, Pusey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purveyance We may observe that the article of Purveyance is here very gently touched upon, and confined to a sign-manual. Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous\|Samuel Pegge These compositions arose out of the prerogative of purveyance. Notes and Queries for Worcestershire\|John Noake But there was no necessity that the matter of purveyance should be left to the students. The Court of Cacus\|Alexander Leighton The nature of this penalty, as I may call it, was founded on the Statute of Purveyance, not then repealed. Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous\|Samuel Pegge Not only the king, but several great lords, insisted upon this right of purveyance within certain districts. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B.\|David Hume British Dictionary definitions for purveyance purveyance / (pəˈveɪəns) / noun history the collection or requisition of provisions for a sovereign rare the act of purveying rare that which is purveyed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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