provenance
prov·e·nance
noun \ˈpräv-nən(t)s, ˈprä-və-ˌnän(t)s\Definition of PROVENANCE
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: the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature
Examples of PROVENANCE
- Has anyone traced the provenances of these paintings?
- The artifact is of unknown provenance.
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