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Dispurveyance vs Purveyance - What's the difference?

dispurveyance | purveyance | Derived terms |

Dispurveyance is a derived term of purveyance.


As nouns the difference between dispurveyance and purveyance

is that dispurveyance is (obsolete|rare) lack of provisions while purveyance is the act of purveying.

dispurveyance

English

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete, rare) Lack of provisions.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.x:
  • *:No fort so fensible, no wals so strong, / But that continuall battery will riue, / Or daily siege through dispuruayance long, / And lacke of reskewes will to parley driue [...].

    • purveyance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of purveying
  • (British) The prerogative of the Crown to requisition goods and services for royal use

    • Derived terms

    * dispurveyance * purveyancing

    See also

    *("purveyance" on Wikipedia)