Definition of provision

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Provision (n.) Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural..

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Quartermaster :: Quartermaster (n.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies..
Battel :: Battel (v. i.) To be supplied with provisions from the buttery.
Insufficiency :: Insufficiency (n.) The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc..
Storehouse :: Storehouse (n.) A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse..
Prefect :: Prefect (n.) A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person..
Improvision :: Improvision (n.) Improvidence.
Forage :: Forage (v. t.) To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds..
Cellar :: Cellar (n.) A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept..
Tender :: Tender (n.) A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like..
Cellarer :: Cellarer (n.) A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.
Bouge :: Bouge (n.) Bouche (see Bouche, 2); food and drink; provisions..
Commons :: Commons (n. pl.) Provisions; food; fare, -- as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities..
Cates :: Cates (n.) Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties..
Provisioned :: Provisioned (imp. & p. p.) of Provisio.
Provisionally :: Provisionally (adv.) By way of provision for the time being; temporarily.
Vivandiere :: Vivandiere (n.) In Continental armies, especially in the French army, a woman accompanying a regiment, who sells provisions and liquor to the soldiers; a female sutler..
Safe :: Safe (n.) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
Some :: Some (a.) A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions..
Provision :: Provision (n.) Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural..
Provision :: Provision (n.) That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions..
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