n12 Page 1844: "purchase . . . : . . . a: . . . gain, acquire . . . b: to acquire (real estate) by any means other than descent or inheritance . . . d: . . . : buy for a price . . . e: to obtain (something desired) by an outlay . . ."
Page 1845: "purchaser: one that purchases: as . . . b: one that acquires an estate in lands by his own act or agreement or takes or obtains an estate by any means other than by descent or inheritance c(1): one that acquires property for a consideration . . ."