单词 | purveyant |
释义 | † purveyantadj. Obsolete. rare. Foresighted, provident. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > [adjective] purveyable?a1425 pensivec1425 providenta1450 provide?a1475 purveyanta1500 prospective1581 prospecting1602 provisional1603 providentiala1646 provisionary1647 prospicient1654 provisive1677 forethoughtful1809 far-seeing1837 provisory1843 a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 138 (MED) He sholde be Purveyaunt and Pensyfe of thynges that may come aftyrwarde. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 116 (MED) He þat hauys a meene voyce, noþer ouer greet, ne ouer small, ys wys, purueyant, sothfast, and rightwys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.a1500 |
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