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purvey

verb
/pəˈveɪ/UK/pɚˈveɪ/US

Etymology

From Middle English purveyen, from Anglo-Norman purveer, purveir et al., Old French porveeir, porveoir, from Latin prōvidēre (“to provide”). Doublet of provide; compare prudent.

  1. derived from prōvidēre
  2. derived from porveeir
  3. derived from purveer
  4. inherited from purveyen

Definitions

  1. To prepare in advance (for or to do something)

    To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.

    • A sayd the kynge / syn ye knowe of your aduenture puruey for hit / and put awey by your craftes that mysauenture / Nay said Merlyn it wylle not be / soo he departed from the kynge

  2. To furnish or provide.

    • Giue no ods to your foes, but do puruay / Your selfe of sword before that bloudy day:
    • Those who sell their own products are distinguished from purveyors, who purvey what others produce.

  3. To procure

    To procure; to get.

    • I mean to purvey me a wife after the fashion of the children of Benjamin.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

dispurvey, purveyable, unpurveyed

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA