purveyance
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- pourveyance (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle English purveiaunce et al., from Anglo-Norman purveaunce.
Noun edit
purveyance (countable and uncountable, plural purveyances)
- The act of purveying.
- (British, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
purveyance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
