Bible Dictionaries
Purview
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.
(2):
(n.) The body of a statute, or that part which begins with " Be it enacted, " as distinguished from the preamble.
(3):
(n.) The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purview'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/purview.html. 1828.