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.
Purveyors to HM The Queen are entitled to use the Royal Arms as an integrated part of the firm name. Royal warrants of appointment in Denmark are historically differentiated between purveyors to the king or queen (Danish: Kongelig HofleverandÃ¸r) and purveyors to the royal Danish court (LeverandÃ¸r til Det Kongelige Danske Hof).