1. the scope of the influence or concerns of something: formal"such a case might be within the purview of the legislation"
▪ range of experience or thought:formal"social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women generally"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purveu ‘foreseen’, past participle of purveier (see purvey). Early use was as a legal term specifying the body of a statute following the words ‘be it enacted …’.