/ ˈpɜːvjuː; NAmE ˈpɜːrv-/ noun
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IDIOMS
- within / outside the purview of sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French purveu foreseen, past participle of purveier , from Latin providere foresee, attend to, from pro- before + videre to see. Early use was as a legal term specifying the body of a statute following the words “be it enacted ...”.