"purveyance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: purveyances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English purveiaunce et al., from Anglo-Norman purveaunce. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|purveiaunce}} Middle English purveiaunce, {{der|en|xno|purveaunce}} Anglo-Norman purveaunce Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} purveyance (countable and uncountable, plural purveyances)
  1. The act of purveying. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-purveyance-en-noun-SUAvunNv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (British, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use. Tags: British, countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-purveyance-en-noun-g82KG6Sr Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pourveyance [obsolete] Derived forms: dispurveyance, purveyancing

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