Associations to the word «Purview»

Wiktionary

PURVIEW, noun. (legal) The enacting part of a statute.
PURVIEW, noun. (legal) The scope of a statute.
PURVIEW, noun. Scope or range of interest or control.
PURVIEW, noun. Range of understanding.

Dictionary definition

PURVIEW, noun. The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.