(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈvāə(r), ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English purveour, from Old French porveeur, from porveeir to provide + -eur -or
: one who purveys, provides, or procures: as
a. : one who provides victuals or whose business is to make provisions for the table : victualer , caterer
b. obsolete : an official functioning in the securing of necessary supplies (as for a city or an army)
c. : a former officer of the British government providing or exacting provision under the right of purveyance