'Purveying' definitions:

Definition of 'Purveying'

From: GCIDE
  • Purvey \Pur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purveyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Purveying.] [OE. purveien, porveien, OF. porveeir, porveoir, F. pourvoir, fr. L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview.]
  • 1. To furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Give no odds to your foes, but do purvey Yourself of sword before that bloody day. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To procure; to get. [1913 Webster]
  • I mean to purvey me a wife after the fashion of the children of Benjamin. --Sir W. Scot. [1913 Webster]

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