Purveyance definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PURVEYANCE, n. Procurement of provisions or victuals. 1. Provision; victuals provided ... OF porveance f. L providentia PROVIDENCE Webster's 1913 Dictionary Purveyance Pur*vey"ance, n. [Cf. F. pourvoyance.] 1. The act ... providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management. --Chaucer. The ill purveyance of his page. --Spenser. 2. That which is provided; provisions ...