Meaning of "purvey" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PURVEY

From Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to provide.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PURVEY

purvey  [pəˈveɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURVEY

Purvey is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb purvey in English.

WHAT DOES PURVEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Purveyance

Purveyance is the right of the Crown to requisition goods and services for royal use, and was developed in England over the course of the late eleventh through the fourteenth centuries. In theory, the king's prerogative allowed him to collect goods needed for both household and military use, but the latter was discontinued in 1362. The primary problem with the system was that it was open to abuse from corrupt officials, who would often requisition goods and sell them for profit or use extortion and other means to obtain items or money that was not passed on or divulged to the king. Accordingly, English kings established numerous, though somewhat ineffectual, statutes in an attempt to limit the corruption. When Edward I and the English Army invaded Scotland, with little agricultural productivity, they used purveyances. The English court had, of old, a right of customary purchase of food for the poor. The right was called prise. Edward took this and grossly expanded it to make the institution called purveyance. The sheriffs would buy food at a set price in the shires and the sellers had to sell at the government price.

Definition of purvey in the English dictionary

The first definition of purvey in the dictionary is to sell or provide on a large scale. Other definition of purvey is to publish or make available. Purvey is also the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PURVEY

PRESENT

Present

I purvey

you purvey

he/she/it purveys

we purvey

you purvey

they purvey

Present continuous

I am purveying

you are purveying

he/she/it is purveying

we are purveying

you are purveying

they are purveying

Present perfect

I have purveyed

you have purveyed

he/she/it has purveyed

we have purveyed

you have purveyed

they have purveyed

Present perfect continuous

I have been purveying

you have been purveying

he/she/it has been purveying

we have been purveying

you have been purveying

they have been purveying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I purveyed

you purveyed

he/she/it purveyed

we purveyed

you purveyed

they purveyed

Past continuous

I was purveying

you were purveying

he/she/it was purveying

we were purveying

you were purveying

they were purveying

Past perfect

I had purveyed

you had purveyed

he/she/it had purveyed

we had purveyed

you had purveyed

they had purveyed

Past perfect continuous

I had been purveying

you had been purveying

he/she/it had been purveying

we had been purveying

you had been purveying

they had been purveying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will purvey

you will purvey

he/she/it will purvey

we will purvey

you will purvey

they will purvey

Future continuous

I will be purveying

you will be purveying

he/she/it will be purveying

we will be purveying

you will be purveying

they will be purveying

Future perfect

I will have purveyed

you will have purveyed

he/she/it will have purveyed

we will have purveyed

you will have purveyed

they will have purveyed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been purveying

you will have been purveying

he/she/it will have been purveying

we will have been purveying

you will have been purveying

they will have been purveying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would purvey

you would purvey

he/she/it would purvey

we would purvey

you would purvey

they would purvey

Conditional continuous

I would be purveying

you would be purveying

he/she/it would be purveying

we would be purveying

you would be purveying

they would be purveying

Conditional perfect

I would have purvey

you would have purvey

he/she/it would have purvey

we would have purvey

you would have purvey

they would have purvey

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been purveying

you would have been purveying

he/she/it would have been purveying

we would have been purveying

you would have been purveying

they would have been purveying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you purvey
we let´s purvey
you purvey

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to purvey

Past participle

purveyed

Present Participle

purveying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PURVEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «purvey» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of purvey

cater · communicate · furnish · provide · provision · publish · retail · sell · spread · supply · transmit · victual

TRANSLATION OF PURVEY

Find out the translation of purvey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of purvey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purvey» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: purvey
• Translator English - Spanish: purvey
• English: purvey
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रबंध करना
• Translator English - Arabic: باع
• Translator English - Russian: Первей
• Translator English - Portuguese: purvey
• Translator English - Bengali: সংগ্রহ করা
• Translator English - French: purvey
• Translator English - Malay: Purvey
• Translator English - German: liefern
• Translator English - Japanese: 賄う
• Translator English - Korean: 조달하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Purvey
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cấp
• Translator English - Tamil: உணவிட்டுப்
• Translator English - Marathi: पुरवा
• Translator English - Turkish: tedarik etmek
• Translator English - Italian: purvey
• Translator English - Polish: purvey
• Translator English - Ukrainian: первей
• Translator English - Romanian: aproviziona cu
• Translator English - Greek: προμηθεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verschaffen
• Translator English - Swedish: Purvey
• Translator English - Norwegian: purvey

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURVEY»

Discover the use of purvey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purvey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The House of Commons, 1509-1558

Soc. xxix). 415, 442, 507. 2 Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), iii. 1 12; PCC 35 Mellershe; CPR, 1558-60, pp. 6, 10; 1560-3, p. 72; C142/142/70. D.F.C. PURVEY , John (by 1525-83), of Wormley, Herts. Huntingdon 1553 (Oct.) Horsham i5S4 ( Nov.) ...

‎1982

The Lollard Bible: And Other Medieval Biblical Versions

Prol. could be attributed to Purvey on that ground alone, if not with finality, at least with some probability. Mr Compston in EHR, xxvr. 739, doubts Purvey's editorship of the Thir. Sev. Con.2, on the ground that Lavenham, when reciting Purvey's ...

Margaret Deanesly, 2002

The First English Bible: The Text and Context of the ...

A stronger piece of evidence linking Purvey with biblical translation is the inventory of his books made while he was in prison after the Oldcastle uprising ( he died in prison in May 1414). This includes items that could have been used by the ...

Mary Dove, 2007

John Wyclif; A Study of the English Medieval Church, 2 ...

That Payne was stirred up to the debate by Purvey is an assumption founded on the presence at the debate of Purvey himself, who composed Latin and English records thereof, adding arguments of his own. The English version, entitled ...

Herbert B. Workman, 2001

The Epistles of S. John

Wiclif 's Version: they give Purvey's under the name of Wiclif. The variations between these three texts of Purvey's Version do not often in these Epistles go beyond spelling and punctuation. The spelling of Middle English being phonetic,  ...

Alfred Plummer, 1894

Royal Priesthood in the English Reformation

Richard Lavenham compiled Purvey's heresies after reviewing his libelli. Whether these were books written by Purvey, or perhaps only annotated, are unknown. Lavenham says Purvey believed 'all good Christians, being predestined, have ...

Malcolm B. Yarnell, 2013

The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language ...: ...

Purvei'e (v. t. an oïdpeUint) To purvey. Cbaucer, Purvei'gh (v. r. an o'd fptl^g^ To provide. Chaucer* Purveis; h a unce \u oby/.ete) Purveyance, providence, ( Oreftfht. Cbauctr* PurveiB'hed f p. dhfo'ttt) Prorid-'d. PUU'VFY (V t. from fit French,  ...

John Ash, 1775

Religion and the Book in Early Modern England: The Making of ...

of the Lollard John Purvey. Initially in the Commentarii Foxe simply gave a brief account of Purvey's life, drawn from one of Bale's notes written in the Fasciculi Zizaniorum, together with a summary of opinions extracted from Purvey's writings. 43 ...

Elizabeth Evenden, Thomas S. Freeman, 2011

The New Westminster Dictionary of Church History: The early, ...

Purvey, John 546 F. J. Bremer, The Puritan Experiment (rev. ed., 1995); S. Foster, The Long Argument: English Puritanism and the Shaping of New England Culture, 1570–1700 (1991); D. D. Hall, The Faithful Shepherd: A History of the New ...

Robert Benedetto, James O. Duke, 2008

The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A ...

Purvey, John 407 rather than the grammatical study so popular with earlier humanists. Pontano composed several collections of love poetry, as well as a georgic on the subject of his adopted city and other pastorals, funerary poems, and ...

Clayton J. Drees, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURVEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purvey is used in the context of the following news items.

Queensland Police share special bond with their dogs

Senior Constable Ash Purvey has been working as a dog handler for 11 years and can remember getting allocated his first police dog, a German Shepherd ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»

10 shot, 2 dead in shootings in Baltimore

Police identified him Tuesday as Wade Mckinley Purvey Jr., 29, of Baltimore. City police were called just before 5 a.m. to the 2800 block of McElderry Street in ... «WBAL Baltimore, May 15»

Life lessons from mothers with special-needs children

Lifestyle spoke with moms about the highs and lows of parenting children with unique challenges. It's rare for Jenny Purvey to get a hug from her son Tristen. «Royal Gazette, May 15»

Sotheby's International Realty Brand Launches Newly Redesigned …

... the commoditized approach that can often be found in our industry," said Wendy Purvey, chief marketing officer, Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC. «PR Newswire, Apr 15»

Discarded cigarette leads to family being displaced from home

The owner, Celecia Purvey, discovered the fire that started outside the home near the stairs. Solomons, Bay District and St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Departments ... «Bay Net, Mar 15»

May 14th Gala Celebrates Mentors, Partners

Purvey will bring that spirited approach to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern NJ's 11th annual Celebration of Big Magic gala on Thursday, May 14th, where ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»

Francis Purvey has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at …

With more than 20 years of experience in destination and hospitality sales and marketing, Purvey was assistant director of tourism for Bermuda, where he ... «Hospitality Net, Jan 15»

Must-hear N.J.: Glycerine Queens purvey soothing surf rock in …

ASBURY PARK — Within every musician there lies at least an inkling of hero worship. Guns N Roses' guitarist Slash, for example, loves Aerosmith's Joe Perry. «NJ.com, Dec 14»

Bob Purvey: «Nós estivemos ali? Era ali que quebravam aquelas …

Bob Purvey - Começámos em Portugal. Ficámos no [hotel] Estoril Sol e um dos pisos era todo nosso. Estávamos todos num piso, não estava quase ninguém no ... «Surf Portugal, Nov 14»

Men's health a concern in the Mackay region

Matthew Parker is handed a survey to complete by Emergency Department Medical Officer Dr Megan Purvey. Tony Martin ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Oct 14»