English-Thai Dictionary
purveyance
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PURVEYANCE
n.Procurement of provisions or victuals. 1. Provision; victuals provided.
2. In English laws, the royal prerogative or right of pre-emption, by which the king was authorized to buy provision and necessaries for the use of his household at an apprized value, in preference to all his subjects, and even without the consent of the owner; also, the right of impressing horses and carriages, etc. ; a right abolished by Stat. 12. Charles II. 24.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PURVEYANCE
Pur *vey "ance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pourvoyance.]
1. The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management. Chaucer. The ill purveyance of his page. Spenser.
2. That which is provided; provisions; food.
3. (Eng. Law )
Defn: A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owner's consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished. Wharton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
purveyance
pur vey ance |pərˈvāəns pərˈveɪəns | ▶noun the action of purveying something. • Brit. historical the right of the sovereign to buy provisions and use horses and vehicles for a fixed price lower than the market value. ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘foresight ’ and ‘prearrangement ’): from Old French porveance, from Latin providentia ‘foresight ’ (see providence ).
Oxford Dictionary
purveyance
pur ¦vey |ance |pəˈveɪəns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal the action of purveying something. • Brit. historical the right of the sovereign to buy provisions and use horses and vehicles for a fixed price lower than the market value. ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘foresight ’ and ‘prearrangement ’): from Old French porveance, from Latin providentia ‘foresight ’ (see providence ).
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