purview
noun
[ ˈpəːvjuː ]
• the scope of the influence or concerns of something.
• "such a case might be within the purview of the legislation"
Origin:
late 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 …’.
