Associations to the word «Purview»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
PURVIEW, noun. (legal) The enacting part of a statute.
PURVIEW, noun. (legal) The scope of a statute.
PURVIEW, noun. Scope or range of interest or control.
PURVIEW, noun. Range of understanding.
Dictionary definition
PURVIEW, noun. The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.