Definition of provision

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Provision (n.) The act of providing, or making previous preparation..

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Provisioned :: Provisioned (imp. & p. p.) of Provisio.
Purvey :: Purvey (v. t.) To furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions, or the like..
Provision :: Provision (n.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation..
Fund :: Fund (n.) A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense..
Depot :: Depot (n.) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled..
Return :: Return (n.) An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as, the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number of the sick; the return of provisions, etc..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table..
Higgle :: Higgle (v. i.) To hawk or peddle provisions.
Stock :: Stock (n.) Supply provided; store; accumulation; especially, a merchant's or manufacturer's store of goods; as, to lay in a stock of provisions..
Staunch :: Statutory (a.) Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision..
Sutural :: Suttle (v. i.) To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.
Provisionally :: Provisionally (adv.) By way of provision for the time being; temporarily.
Warison :: Warison (v. t.) Preparation; protection; provision; supply.
Wangan :: Wangan (n.) A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by Maine lumbermen..
Provisionary :: Provisionary (a.) Provisional.
Market :: Market (n.) A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold..
Feast :: Feast (v. t.) To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king..
Assize :: Assize (n.) A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; as, the assize of bread and other provisions; (2) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures..
Store :: Store (v. t.) Articles, especially of food, accumulated for some specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms, ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a ship, of a family..
Cellarer :: Cellarer (n.) A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.
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