English Explanatory Dictionary

purveyance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of purveying.
  2. The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.

Word forms

purveyance purveyances pourveyance

Etymology

From Middle English purveiaunce et al., from Anglo-Norman purveaunce.

Derived words

dispurveyance purveyancing
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