noun

1. Place or source of origin.

   “Many supermarkets display the provenance of their food products.”

2. The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage note below.

   “This spear is of Viking provenance.”

3. The history of ownership of a work of art

   “The picture is of royal provenance.”

Synonyms: ancestry

verb

1. To establish the provenance of something