Purveyance
[pә'veiәns]
Definition
(n.) The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management.
(n.) That which is provided; provisions; food.
(n.) A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owner's consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished.
Typist: Mason