Purse (Hastings' Dictionary)

See BAG. PURTENANCE (an abbrev. of 'appurtenance,' from Lat. apcrtinere, thiough Old Fr. apartenir, apurtcnaunse) means properly whatever pertains to, and in its single occurrence in AV (Ex 12*) is used for the intestines of the Passover lamb (RV 'inwiirds'). The tr. is from Tindale. Wyclif has ' entrayls.' Cf. Babees Book, p. 'J75, ' Kyude roste with ye heed and the portenaunce on lamb and pygges feet, with vinegre and percely theron.' J. Hastings. PURVEYOR, i.e. 'provider' (Fr. pourvoijeur, from Old Fr. proreoir or porreoir = ha,t. providert), occurs onl3' in To 1" of Tobit, who obtained grace and favour in the eyes of Enemessar and became his purveyor (ayopaaHi^). The ayopaaT-fi^ (lit. ' buyer') was the slave who had to buy provisions for the house (Xen. Mem. I. v. 2); cf. the Lat. obsonator (Plant. Mil. III. i. 73; Sen. Ep. 47). J. A. Sei.bie.