† repurveancen.
Obsolete. rare.
Provision; = purveyance n.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun]
yarkingc1000
forgraithinga1300
apparellingc1315
ordinancec1330
purveyancec1330
graithinga1340
purveying1340
providencea1382
making readyc1384
preparationa1393
paring1393
provisiona1398
parelc1425
apparelc1430
parelling?a1440
ablingc1450
munition1480
preparing1497
arraya1500
readyinga1500
repurveancea1500
ordaining1509
apparation1533
preparementa1538
apprest1539
preparaturea1540
preparance1543
order1545
apparance1546
prepare1548
fore-preparationa1586
ettlingc1600
apparelment1607
parationa1617
comparation1623
address1633
apparatus1638
prep1920
the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > providing beforehand
purveyancec1300
purveying1340
provisiona1398
providence?a1475
repurveancea1500
a1500 Sir Degrevant (Cambr.) (1949) l. 1162 Þe good knyȝt Syre Degriuaunce..had y-made repurueaunce [c1440 Thornton purueance] For al hys retenaunce.
1857 T. Wright Dict. Obs. & Provinc. Eng. II. 796/2 Repurveance, provision.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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