Jump to content

purveyance

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English purveiaunce et al., from Anglo-Norman purveaunce.

Noun

[edit]

purveyance (countable and uncountable, plural purveyances)

  1. The act of purveying.
  2. (British, historical) The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.

Derived terms

[edit]

See also

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=purveyance&oldid=59866896"