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purvey /pûr-vāˈ/ transitive verb- To provide or furnish
- To supply
intransitive verb To provide meals or provisions as one's business ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr purveier, from L prōvidēre; see provide purveyˈance noun - The act of purveying
- Preparation in advance (Spenser)
- Furnishings, equipment (Spenser)
- A procuring of provisions
- That which is supplied
- The former royal prerogative of procuring provisions for the court at a fixed price, requisitioning horses, etc (historical)
purveyˈor noun - Someone whose business is to provide food or meals
- An official who formerly exacted provisions for the use of the royal household
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