Found 2 items, similar to purveyance.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: purveyance purveyance n : the act of supplying something
English → English (gcide) Definition: Purveyance Purveyance \Pur*vey"ance\, n. [Cf. F. pourvoyance.] 1. The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The ill purveyance of his page. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is provided; provisions; food. [1913 Webster] 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. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]