Synonym: birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenience. Similar words: covenant, proven, penance, sustenance, countenance, maintenance, move heaven and earth, governance. Meaning: ['prɑvənəns /'prɒ-] 
n. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.
n. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence. 
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(61) In the middle 1980 s , two archivist of the United States advocated significances of Provenance Principle.
(62) But eagle-eyed observers have spotted clues as to the painting's provenance in some of the people depicted, and some people guess the painter may be Chinese.
(63) Seeing the limited choices, I went feral, grabbing dented cans of unknown provenance — surely this hominy will come in handy!
(64) He had written poems about his affair with Agnieszka, but his way with pathetic fallacy meant that even Basia could read them without guessing their true provenance.
(65) And provenance No. 1 of silver linden has similar phenophase with Tilia amurensis from date of germination to defoliation.
(66) Therefore, we may describe the growth pattern in Cryptomeria as clinal variation, while localized random variation may be more suitable to define the China fir provenance growth.
(67) This Paper concerns Larix olgensis rules and models of geographic variations on basic result of its provenance test.
(68) Regression analysis shows that growth of Cryptomeria, but not of China fir, can be predicted by the latitude and longitude of the provenance.
(69) An in - depth look at the provenance, person and story behind a particularly rare collector's items.
More similar words: covenant, proven, penance, sustenance, countenance, maintenance, move heaven and earth, governance, tenancy, prove, proved, improve, proverb, approve, reprove, improved, approved, approve of, province, proverbial, disapprove, finance, provinces, improvement, ordnance, lieutenant governor, assonance, luminance, resonance, ordinance.