Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Foresight; providence.
- noun The act of purveying, providing, furnishing, or procuring; supply; specifically, the procuring of provisions or victuals for a number of persons.
- noun That which is purveyed or prepared, as provision, supplies, etc.
- noun Preparation.
- noun In law, the royal prerogative or right of preemption, by which the king was privileged to buy provisions and necessaries for the use of his household at an appraised value, in preference to all his subjects, and even without the consent of the owner; also, the right of impressing horses and carriages and the enforcement of personal labor, etc., for the use of the sovereign—a right abolished by the statute 12 Charles II., c. 24.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management.
- noun That which is provided; provisions; food.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
purveying - noun UK The
prerogative of theCrown torequisition goods and services for royal use
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of supplying something
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Examples
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"The purveyance of alcohol requires a little bit more red tape … and more responsibility than most people think," says Matthews.
'Naysayers' prove strong for Michael Matthews, wine bar 2010
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This is the same for missions, not simply in the reception of it, but also in the purveyance of it.
George Elerick: Love Is Violent George Elerick 2011
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"The purveyance of alcohol requires a little bit more red tape … and more responsibility than most people think," says Matthews.
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But CNNMoney. com dug into Selogie's Illinois-sourced lion meat, and stumbled on what they called, "the mysterious world of back-alley exotic meat purveyance."
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"Since my career as a journalist is over, perhaps I ought to consider going into the purveyance of personal pleasure."
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Or is even that mundane task beyond the editorial purveyance of the Weekly Standard crew?
Eric Boehlert: The Weekly Standard Owes Me a Correction (I'll Wait) 2009
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Thanks to market forces, the creation and purveyance of humor have become decentralized and deregulated.
Scott Brown on Stand-Up Comedy, Lingua Franca of the Wired World 2009
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Thanks to market forces, the creation and purveyance of humor have become decentralized and deregulated.
Scott Brown on Stand-Up Comedy, Lingua Franca of the Wired World 2009
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These were highlights of the evening for policy purveyance and good old-fashioned rabble rousing.
Brad Parker: DNC Act One Failure: The One-Size-Fits-All Messaging 2008
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Lies about Obama's faith, and insinuations that he means this country harm, are apparently not the sole purveyance of "low information" voters at high-anxiety Red zone rallies.
David Kirby: Powell: GOP Leaders Spreading Muslim Rumors 2008
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