purvey
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purvey¹
- /pəˈveɪ/ UK
- /pəːˈveɪ/ UK
- /pɚˈveɪ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
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.
verb purveys · purveying · purveyed · puruey
- 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
- To furnish or provide. Giue no ods to your foes, but do puruay / Your selfe of sword before that bloudy day:
- To procure; to get. I mean to purvey me a wife after the fashion of the children of Benjamin.
Purvey²
proper noun
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "purvey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/purvey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. purvey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/purvey "purvey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/purvey.Cite this
@misc{purvey_2026,
title = {purvey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purvey},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
