| 单词 | purveyance |
| 释义 | purveyance /peuhr vay"euhns/, n. 1. the act of purveying. 2. something that is purveyed, as provisions. 3. Eng. Law. a prerogative of the crown, abolished in 1660, allowing provisions, supplies, or services for the sovereign or the royal household to be purchased or acquired at an appraised value. [1225-75; PURVEY + -ANCE; r. ME purvea(u)nce, purvya(u)nce < OF purveance < L providentia. See PROVIDENCE] |
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