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provenance Definition

prov·enance (präv′ə nəns)

noun

origin; derivation; source

Etymology: Fr < provenir < L provenire, to come forth < pro-, forth + venire, to come

provenance Synonyms

provenance

n.

birthplace, derivation, home; see origin 2.

provenance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • know: Items with a known provenance excluding them from further scrutiny.
  • indicate: To enhance credibility, indicate the provenance of statistics.
  • establish: These mechanisms provide a way of establishing the provenance of any component, and indeed of transformations conducted on these components by others.
  • identify: DNA studies are required to identify the provenance of Ruddy Ducks occurring in Europe.

Adjective modifier

  • incomplete: Report on Provenance Research for the Period 1933-45 This institution also provides a list of works with incomplete provenance during the period 1933-1945.
  • dubious: In a world awash in information of dubious provenance, whom can you trust to tell you the truth?
  • uncertain: For that reason, the majority are of uncertain provenance.
  • doubtful: There are two sites which claim to provide a UK White Pages but they are of doubtful provenance and not to be recommended.
  • questionable: There is a general misconception that once an item passes through a public auction any questionable prior provenance would be erased.
  • unknown: The rest must now be reckoned to be of uncertain or unknown provenance.

Modifies a noun

  • unknown: The site is therefore, often assigned to an article that is sold, provenance unknown, to increase its value.
  • trial: Species and provenance trials for forest trees for Northern Ireland.
  • mark: Provenance mark A mark which shows the origin of the metal, usually gold or silver, from which the coin was produced.

Preposition: during

period: Report on Provenance Research for the Period 1933-45 This institution also provides a list of works with incomplete provenance during the period 1933-1945.

Noun used with modifier

  • sediment: It would also provide insights into potential transport paths ( via grain size and sorting analyzes ) and likely sediment provenance.
  • welfare: How can the consumer make choices about welfare provenance of the food they eat without it?

Possessives

resolution: However, the issue has wider implications for all other regions that should not become obscured by the resolution's provenance.

Preposition: of

  • collection: Provenance of the collection Gift of Marie Rambert in 1982.
  • object: The first note to be added was a statement of the provenance of the object, known or assumed.