purview

Meaning

1. The enacting part of a statute.
2. The scope of a statute.
3. Scope or range of interest or control.
4. Range of understanding.

Synonyms

scope

view

horizon

mental outlook

extent

purport

range

confines

bourn

bourne

cause

ceiling

comprehension

confine

consequence

denotation

distention

domain

effect

end

🔚

expanse

expansion

foreground

import

intension

jurisdiction

lengthiness

limit

limits

magnitude

mark

mete

object

objective

outlook

purpose

reach

sake

🍶

sentinel

sentry

significance

signification

sphere

spread

stint

stretch

tenor

tract

design

Terminus

acceptation

significancy

aim

ambit

animus

area

attention

border

bound

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)vjuː/

Etymology

From Middle English purveu (“proviso”), from Anglo-Norman purveu est (“it is provided”), or purveu que (“provided that”) (statutory language), from Old French porveü (“provided”), past participle of porveoir (“to provide”), from Latin prōvideō (see provide). Influenced by view and its etymological antecedents.