Pur-vey'ance, n.

( -vā'ans), n. 1. The act or process of providing or procuring; procurement; management. “The ill purveyance of his page.” Spenser.

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 even without the owner's consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished. Wharton.