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PRONUNCIATION OF PURVEYANCE

purveyance  [pəˈveɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURVEYANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purveyance is 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.

WHAT DOES PURVEYANCE 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 purveyance in the English dictionary

The first definition of purveyance in the dictionary is the collection or requisition of provisions for a sovereign. Other definition of purveyance is the act of purveying. Purveyance is also that which is purveyed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURVEYANCE


abeyance
əˈbeɪəns
alliance
əˈlaɪəns
ambiance
ˈæmbɪəns
ambience
ˈæmbɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
audience
ˈɔːdɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
convenience
kənˈviːnɪəns
conveyance
kənˈveɪəns
defiance
dɪˈfaɪəns
dispurveyance
ˌdɪspəˈveɪəns
experience
ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
neuroscience
ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns
obedience
əˈbiːdɪəns
reconveyance
ˌriːkənˈveɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
resilience
rɪˈzɪlɪəns
science
ˈsaɪəns
surveyance
sɜːˈveɪəns
variance
ˈvɛərɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURVEYANCE

pursual
pursuance
pursuant
pursuantly
pursue
pursuer
pursuing
pursuingly
pursuit
pursuit plane
pursuivant
pursy
purtenance
purty
purulence
purulency
purulent
purulently
purvey
purview

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURVEYANCE

advance
annoyance
appearance
assistance
balance
chance
chatoyance
clairvoyance
dance
distance
enhance
finance
flamboyance
France
imbalance
importance
insurance
joyance
noyance
upbuoyance

Synonyms and antonyms of purveyance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «purveyance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURVEYANCE

Find out the translation of purveyance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purveyance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purveyance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

御用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

purveyance
570 millions of speakers

English

purveyance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रसद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

purveyance
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заготовка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Purveyance
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংগ্রহপূর্বক সরবরাহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourniture des provisions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembebasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

purveyance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

御用達
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납품업자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purveyance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cung cấp lương thực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதலானவற்றை வருவித்துக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुरस्कर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yiyecek içecek sağlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

purveyance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

purveyance
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заготовка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rezerve
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

purveyance
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verschaffing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

purveyance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

purveyance
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purveyance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURVEYANCE»

The term «purveyance» is normally little used and occupies the 140.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURVEYANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «purveyance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «purveyance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purveyance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURVEYANCE»

Discover the use of purveyance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purveyance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Act for the Taking Away of Purveyance, and Compositions ...
At the Parliament Begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September, An. Dom. 1656 England and Wales. 1-!) ' Y* . y _ , (2) Uictnaller, Buyer, Lauer oe Cater, oe any other perfon whatfoevec, (hall hereaftee take any Carts„1Vaggons,; Careiages ...
England and Wales, 1657
2
Purveyance for the Royal Household in the Reign of Queen ...
Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society V35, Part 1, December, 1945.
Allegra Woodworth, Queen Of England Elizabeth, Luther P. Eisenhart, 2011
3
Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Geoffrey Barraclough, Papal Provisions, 1935; F. Cheyette, " Kings, Courts, Cures, and Sinecures: The Statute of Provisors and the Common Law," Traditio 19 (1963): 295-349. James Edward McGoldrick Purveyance.
Ronald H. Fritze, William Baxter Robison, 2002
4
The ecclesiastical statutes at large, extr. and arranged by ...
How ptirveyors for the king's house and tears shall make their purveyance. — Item, it is assented, that the purveyances, which shall be made for the king's house and Er Edit, the queen's, where they do abide and pass through the country, ...
James Thomas Law, 1847
5
Political dictionary: forming a work of universal reference, ...
[Navy.] PURVEYANCE {purveyance, a providing), a prerogative [formerly enjoyed by the King of England, of purchasing provisions and other necessaries for the use of the royal household, and of employing horses and carriages in his service ...
‎1846
6
Encyclopedia of Tudor England [3 volumes]
Purveyance, a royal privilege dating from the Middle Ages, allowed royal officials to compel vendors to sell goods and commodities to the government at predetermined prices, usually below market rates. Any Crown purchase, whether to feed ...
John A. Wagner Ph.D., Susan Walters Schmid Ph.D., 2011
7
An index to the statutes at large: from Magna Carta, to the ...
14. Prelates, &c. Purveyance from, not made without Consent of Owner, Stat. West. 1. 3 E. 1. c. 1. Queen. See King. Ready Money, for Purveyance, 36 E. 3. c.2. — 2 H.4. c. 14. Regulations concerning, Stat. West. 1. 3 E. I. c. 1. — 4 E. 3. c.3 5E. 3.
Great Britain, John Raithby, 1814
8
The Standard Library Cyclopedia of Political, ...
[DEsCENT.] PURSER. [NAvY.] PURVEYANCE (purveyance, a providing), a prerogative formerly enjoyed by the King of England, of purchasing provisions and other necessaries for the use of the royal household, and of employing horses and ...
‎1849
9
The Standard Library Cyclopaedia of Political, ...
[Navy.] PURVEYANCE (purveyance, a providing), a prerogative formerly enjoyed by the King of England, of purchasing provisions and other necessaries for the use of the royal household, and of employing horses and carriages in his service  ...
‎1853
10
A Community Transformed: The Manor and Liberty of ...
Although Havering had been freed from purveyance by the 1465 charter, this right came under question as the result of a statute of 1536 regulating Liberties and the general policy of Queen Elizabeth's council to end all exemptions from ...
Marjorie Keniston McIntosh, Jan De Vries, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURVEYANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purveyance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Letter: The last thing we need is more federal oversight of public land
Keep our lands OURS, not under the purveyance of some government entity to take the water and all other rights. We've managed these lands just fine without ... «Verde Independent, Jul 15»
2
Local entrepreneur's efforts focus on entertaining Del Rio
A determined outfit has pitched a tent in the area's multimedia forest and has quickly established itself as a legitimate local player in the purveyance of ... «Del Rio News Herald, Jul 15»
3
Essential Newport: What to do in the Rhode Island resort town
Ten mansions are under the purveyance of the Preservation Society of Newport County, most of which are open from the end of May through mid-October ... «amNY, May 15»
4
JUST OUTSIDE CLOSE ENOUGH: It's early but 2016 might be a …
It would appear our system for producing presidential candidates has taken a similar route as Hollywood in the purveyance of rehashed remakes and recyclable ... «Murphysboro American, Apr 15»
5
Gov. Bentley to Address McCollough Medical Scholars Forum at UA
... students pursuing medical and health science professions for the road ahead, with a focus on the Hippocratic and humanistic purveyance of healthcare. «UA News, Jan 15»
6
Monsanto and LA's City Council: Crazy-Makers
We must educate ourselves against its propaganda, its deliberate falsehoods and deceptions, its disingenuous and insincere purveyance of untruths. The next ... «City Watch, Jan 15»
7
Salt and Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
To arrive at the purveyance of his current domain, John W. Henry flipped financial markets into billions into media assets into Red Sox into Reds. He arrived at ... «The Liverpool Offside, Jan 15»
8
Dallas Stars feature balanced prospect depth
While strength and puck management remain on the undeveloped side, the purveyance of offense is undeniable from the young Albertan. Also in the junior ... «Hockey's Future, Oct 14»
9
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Bridge and Tunnel' Gets Long Island Right
... Natalie Knepp (Orange Is The New Black, Think Tank) and Annet Mahendru (The Americans, The Blacklist) hold their own in charm, quirk, and purveyance. «Under the Gun Review, Sep 14»
10
Union Bank Gets Award
“The bank, no doubt, has made enormous strides in its bid to transform the agricultural sector through adequate credit purveyance under the ACGSF as well as ... «THISDAY Live, Aug 14»

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