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purveyance
pur·vey P0673400 (pər-vā′, pûr′vā′)tr.v. pur·veyed, pur·vey·ing, pur·veys 1. To supply or sell (food, for example).2. To seek to disseminate: ideas purveyed by political extremists.
[Middle English purveien, from Anglo-Norman purveier, from Latin prōvidēre; see provide.]
pur·vey′ance n.purveyance (pəˈveɪəns) n1. (Historical Terms) history the collection or requisition of provisions for a sovereign2. rare the act of purveying3. rare that which is purveyedpur•vey•ance (pərˈveɪ əns)
n. 1. the act of purveying. 2. something purveyed, as provisions. [1225–75; Middle English purvea(u)nce, purvya(u)nce < Old French purveance « Latin prōvidentia. See providence, purvey] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | purveyance - the act of supplying somethingsupplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something |
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