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Purvey(money)
purvey(1)(dictionary)
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purvey(dictionary)

purvey(2) (iou)



purvey verb. ME.
[Anglo-Norman purveier, por-, Old French porveeir (mod. pourvoir) from Latin providere PROVIDE.]
verb trans. Foresee. Only in ME.
verb trans. Attend to (something) in advance; arrange beforehand (a thing, to do, that); foreordain. ME-E17.
verb trans. Provide or supply (something) for someone. Now esp., provide (items of food) as one's business. ME.
E. Edwards Provisions..had been excellently purveyed under Ralegh's contract. British Journal of Aesthetics The image purveys..information..not tied by necessity to a textual function.
verb trans. Provide or supply (a person etc.) with something. arch. ME.
b. Equip (a person etc.). ME-M16.
verb refl. Prepare or equip oneself; get ready (for, to do). ME-L15.
verb intrans. Make provision for some event or action, or for the supply of something needed. (Foll. by for, of.) LME-M17.
verb intrans. Provide material necessities, esp. food; act as a supplier or purveyor. Also, make provision for a person, material needs, etc. LME.
G. B. Goode Ten or twelve Connecticut smacks, which purvey for the New York market.