provenience
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of provenience
1880–85; < Latin prōveni ( ent )- (stem of prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre to come forth, arise) + -ence. See provenance
Example Sentences
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I mean, I’ve heard of provenance — the unbroken chain of ownership of, say, an old master painting or Tang dynasty vase — but provenience?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2015
However, there is still no definitive word on the masks’ provenience and they say their detective work will continue.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2015
The inscription was on a small cippus, and was seen in a great many different places, so no argument can be drawn from its provenience.
From A Study of the Topography and Municipal History of Praeneste by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
Maeterlinck's speculations, despite their medieval provenience, have a practical orientation.
From Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy by Otto Heller
They were in the Forum, as the provenience of the inscription shows.
From A Study of the Topography and Municipal History of Praeneste by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
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