noun
definition
The act of purveying.
definition
The prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
Examples of purveyance in a Sentence
Prerogative and privilege came more than once into collision, the abuses of purveyance and wardship were made matters of conference, though the thorough discussion of them was deferred to a succeeding session; while James's temper was irritated by the objections brought against his favourite scheme of the Union, and by the attitude taken up by the House with regard to religious affairs.
He made huge forced loans, and employed recklessly the abuse of purveyance.
The abolition of Th feudal tenures and purveyance had long been decommons manded, and the conclusion of an arrangement which aim at had been mooted in the reign of James 1.