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purchase (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purchased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Purchasing.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen,
| purchase | (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purchased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Purchasing.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF. porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F. pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to pursue, to chase. See Chase.] 1.
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire. Chaucer.
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-That loves the thing he can not purchase. Spenser.
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-Your accent is Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. Shak.
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-His faults . . . hereditary |
| purchase | , v. i. 1.
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self. [Obs.]
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-Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage. Ld. Berners.
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2.
To acquire wealth or property. [Obs.]
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-Sure our lawyers |
| purchase | (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See Purchase, v. t.] 1.
The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.]
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-I'll . . . get meat to have thee, |
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