Definitions for purvey
pərˈveɪpur·vey

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. provision, purveyverb

   supply with provisions

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purveyverb

   To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.

2. purveyverb

   To furnish or provide.

3. Etymology: From purveer, purveir et al., porveeir, porveoir, from providere. Compare provide.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PURVEYverb

   Etymology: pourvoir, Fr.

   1. To provide with conveniencies. This sense is now not in use.

   Give no odds to your foes, but do purvey
   Yourself of sword before that bloody day. Fa. Queen.

   His house with all convenience was purvey’d,
   The rest he found. Dryden.

   2. To procure.

   What though from outmost land and sea purvey’d
   For him; each rarer tributary life
   Bleeds not. James Thomson, Summer.

2. To Purveyverb

   To buy in provisions.

   I the praise
   Yield thee, so well this day thou hast purvey’d. John Milton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purvey

   Purveyance was an ancient prerogative right of the English Crown to purchase provisions and other necessaries for the royal household, at an appraised price, and to requisition horses and vehicles for royal use. It was finally abolished in 1660.

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1. purvey

   To purvey is to supply or provide, particularly in terms of food or other provisions. It can also refer to spreading or promoting an idea or point of view.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purveyverb

   to furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions, or the like

2. Purveyverb

   to procure; to get

3. Purveyverb

   to purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision

4. Purveyverb

   to pander; -- with to

5. Etymology: [OE. purveien, porveien, OF. porveeir, porveoir, F. pourvoir, fr. L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purvey

   pur-vā′, v.t, to provide, esp. with conveniences: to procure.—v.i. to provide: to buy in provisions for several persons: (with to) to pander.—ns. Purvey′ance, the act of purveying: a procuring of victuals: that which is supplied: the former royal prerogative of pre-emption of necessaries; Purvey′or, one who provides victuals: an officer who formerly exacted provisions for the use of the king's household: a procurer. [O. Fr. porvoir (Fr. pourvoir)—L. providēre, to provide.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PURVEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Purvey is ranked #112568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Purvey surname appeared 156 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Purvey.
   
   70.5% or 110 total occurrences were Black.
   23% or 36 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Supply

How to pronounce purvey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say purvey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purvey in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purvey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=purvey
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purvey
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=purvey
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purvey
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purvey
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=purvey
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html