| 1. | the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc. |
| 2. | the range of vision, insight, or understanding. |
| 3. | Law.
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| 4. | the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc. |
pur·view (pûr'vyōō') n.
[Alteration (influenced by view) of Middle English purveu, proviso, from Anglo-Norman purveu est, it is provided (from the use of this word to introduce a proviso), past participle of purveier, to provide; see purvey.] |