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purveyance definition

pur·vey·ance (pər vāəns)

noun

  1. the act of purveying
  2. things purveyed; provisions

Etymology: ME purveance < OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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