Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispurveyance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-pur-veyance
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of provisions.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Usage

Questions

What does dispurveyance mean?: Lack of provisions.
Where does dispurveyance come from?: From dis- + purveyance.

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