单词 | purvision |
释义 | purvisionn. Now rare (chiefly regional in later use). = provision n. (in various senses).In quot. 1935 perhaps = purview n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready > that which is prepared beforehand provision?c1430 provise1476 purvey?1516 purvision1570 provisal1641 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2285/2 Letters..from the Pallatine of Vilna and the king of Poole,..offring them large curtesie. This puruision vnlooked for, greatly reuiued their heauy spirites. 1758 A. Murphy Upholsterer i. 22 But what purvision will you make for her now with your balances? 1871 R. H. Newell Versatilities 223 But when the smashin' war broke out Purvisions got so scurce, The parson found it wouldn't pay An idle beast to nurse. 1895 Overland Monthly Mar. 312/2 My purvisions have gev out. So..fill up my sacks agin, and let me have a fresh supply of wather. 1935 Times 24 May 16/3 The operation of the railways, social insurance, and the many offices nationaux (which are nothing but agencies for the distribution of subsidies) would come within their purvision. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1570 |
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