Dispurveyance

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of provisions. obsolete, rare, uncountable

    "No fort so fensible, no wals so strong, / But that continuall battery will riue, / Or daily siege through dispuruayance long, / And lacke of reskewes will to parley driue […]"

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"No fort so fensible, no wals so strong, / But that continuall battery will riue, / Or daily siege through dispuruayance long, / And lacke of reskewes will to parley driue […]"

Etymology

From dis- + purveyance.

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