purveyance
noun
purveyance is spelled P-U-R-V-E-Y-A-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, purveyance means “The act of purveying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of purveyance is purveyances.
How many letters and syllables are in purveyance?
| Letters | 10: P-U-R-V-E-Y-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is purveyance?
Purveyance appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of purveyance
- purveyances plural
- pourveyance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does purveyance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of purveying.
- 2
UKThe prerogative of the Crown to static separation of duty with goods and services for royal use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does purveyance come from?
From Middle English purveiaunce et al., from Anglo-Norman purveaunce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).