meaning of purveyance
1. The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management.
2. That which is provided; provisions; food.
3. A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owners consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished.
4. the act of supplying something
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