- purvey
[purvey 词源字典]
- purvey: see provide
[purvey etymology, purvey origin, 英语词源] - purvey (v.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French porveire, purveire and directly from Old French porveoir "to provide, prepare, arrange" (Modern French pourvoir), from Latin providere "make ready" (see provide, which now usually replaces it). Related: Purveyed; purveying.