1.The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management. "The ill purveyance of his page."
2.That which is provided; provisions; food.
3.(Eng. Law) 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.
