Associations to the word «Purveyance»

Wiktionary

PURVEYANCE, noun. The act of purveying
PURVEYANCE, noun. (British) The prerogative of the Crown to requisition goods and services for royal use

Dictionary definition

PURVEYANCE, noun. The act of supplying something.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley