purview

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpəːvjuː/

noun

[in singular] formal
  • the scope of the influence or concerns of something: such a case might be within the purview of the legislation
  • range of experience or thought: social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women generally

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 …’