Definition of Purveyance
Pur`vey´ance
n.
1.
The
act
or
process
of
providing
or
procuring
;
providence
;
foresight
;
preparation
;
management
.
The
ill
purveyance
of
his
page
.
- Spenser.
2.
That
which
is
provided
;
provisions
;
food
.
3.
(Eng. Law)
A
providing
necessaries
for
the
sovereign
by
buying
them
at
an
appraised
value
in
preference
to
all
others
,
and
oven
without
the
owner
'
s
consent
.
This
was
formerly
a
royal
prerogative
,
but
has
long
been
abolished
.
Related Words
provision
,
purvey
,
supply
,
supplying
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