Bible Dictionaries
Purveyance
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) That which is provided; provisions; food.
(2):
(n.) The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management.
(3):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purveyance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/purveyance.html. 1828.