The millmen resolved to bestow public honors on Dominicus Pike, only hesitating whether to tar and feather him, ride him on a rail, or refresh him with an ablution at the town pump, on the top of which he had declared himself the bearer of the news.
The definition of a purveyor is a person or organization that gives out something, such as food, supplies or ideas. An example of a purveyor is the American Red Cross. noun. One that furnishes or sells something, especially food.
Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. purview n 1 the scope of operation or concern of something 2 the breadth or range of outlook or understanding 3 (Law) the body of a statute, containing the enacting clauses (C15: from Anglo-Norman purveu, from porveeir to furnish; see purvey).