provenience

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

They were in the Forum, as the provenience of the inscription shows.

From A Study of the Topography and Municipal History of Praeneste by Magoffin, Ralph Van Deman

Before attempting to decide anything concerning the provenience of these two tales, we shall first examine versions of the story from other parts of the world.

From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill

In many cases, however, my own investigations have led me to different conclusions, principally with regard to certain tests and the dialectal provenience of loanwords.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias