n.
Pronunciation: ' präv-n ə n(t)s, ' prä-v ə - ˌ nän(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from provenir to come forth, originate, from Latin provenire, from pro- forth + venire to come ― more at PRO- , COME
Date: 1785
1 : ORIGIN , SOURCE
2 : the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature