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pur·vey·ance
\(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈvāən(t)s\ noun
also pour·vey·ance \pu̇rˈv-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English porveance, purveiaunce foresight, provision for the future, from Old French porveance, from porveeir to provide + -ance — more at purvey
1.
a. : the act or fact of providing in advancepreparation : prudent direction or management
b. : the act or process of purveying or procuring (as provisions)
< the purveyance of supplies for an army >
< dedicated to the purveyance of dreams — J.W.Aldridge >
specifically : the providing of supplies or services for a sovereign or for the crown by preemption or impressment at a valuation fixed by appraisers appointed by the purveyors or by the purveyors themselves and usually below the market value as a royal prerogative
2. obsolete : something (as supplies or provisions) that is purveyed |