Purveyance definition

pərvāəns
The act of purveying.
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Things purveyed; provisions.
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The act of purveying.
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(UK) The prerogative of the Crown to requisition goods and services for royal use.
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Noun

Singular:
purveyance
Plural:
purveyances

Origin of purveyance

  • Middle English

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Purveyance Sentence Examples

  • Prerogative and privilege came more than once into collision, the abuses of purveyance and wardship were made matters of conference, though the thorough discussion of them was deferred to a succeeding session; while James's temper was irritated by the objections brought against his favourite scheme of the Union, and by the attitude taken up by the House with regard to religious affairs.

  • He made huge forced loans, and employed recklessly the abuse of purveyance.

  • The abolition of Th feudal tenures and purveyance had long been decommons manded, and the conclusion of an arrangement which aim at had been mooted in the reign of James 1.

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