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Definition of Purvey

Purvey
Purvey Pur*vey", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purveyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Purveying.] [OE. purveien, porveien, OF. porveeir, porveoir, F. pourvoir, fr. L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview.] 1. To furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions, or the like. Give no odds to your foes, but do purvey Yourself of sword before that bloody day. --Spenser. 2. To procure; to get. I mean to purvey me a wife after the fashion of the children of Benjamin. --Sir W. Scot.
Purvey
Purvey Pur*vey", v. i. 1. To purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision. --Chaucer. Milton. 2. To pander; -- with to. `` Their turpitude purveys to their malice.' [R.] --Burke.

Meaning of Purvey from wikipedia

- John Purvey (c. 1354 – c. 1414) was an English preacher, reformer, and sometime disciple of John Wycliffe. He is po****rly ****ociated with the "Later Version"...
- Purveyance was an ancient prerogative right of the English Crown to purchase provisions and other necessaries for the royal household, at an appraised...
- A grocery store (AE), grocery shop (BE) or simply grocery is a retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh...
- John Purvey (by 1525 – 21 April 1583), of Wormley, Hertfordshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Huntingdon...
- Wycliffe of the University of Oxford directly or with a team including John Purvey and Nicholas Hereford, to promote Wycliffite ideas, used by Lollards for...
- This is a list of notable frozen custard companies that manufacture or purvey frozen custard. Frozen custard is a cold dessert similar to ice cream, but...
- Canterbury Tales. 1388 – Revision of Wycliffe's Bible is completed by John Purvey, and Wyclif's followers, known as Lollards, begin to be ****cuted in England...
- Who in America 1964 Jewish Museum of the American West: "Abraham Haas: Purveyer of Food Stuffs, Wholesale & Retail, Part 1, Los Angeles" retrieved April...
- the stories of Arthur Machen. In Ireland, Gothic fiction tended to be purve**** by the Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy. According to literary critic...
- specific type of fiduciary relationship for subsidizing expense accounts, purveying regular annuities, or both. Bidders at vendue were frequently interior...