provenience

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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

The inscription was on a small cippus, and was seen in a great many different places, so no argument can be drawn from its provenience.

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

Consequently it is necessary for a traveller to learn from the inhabitants the provenience of each cranium, and every one in the house knows it.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)