provision
provision is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. Making provision for the relief of strangers. Bacon.
- 2.Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast. Milton.
- 3.That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.
- 4.(R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.
- 5.(Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone.
- 6.To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. They were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- against
- agency
- aid
- all
- anchor
- and
- any
- arm
- assistance
- back
- batman
- beat
- bow
- capital
- cater
- caterer
- commissariat
- commissary
- comprador
- day
- due
- economy
- ensilage
- fall
- feed
- feeder
- fill
- find
- food
- foot
- for
- forage
- furnish
- good
- grist
- grocer
- grocery
- hand
- have
- herewith
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is provision.
- What is that which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. Making provision for the relief of strangers. Bacon called?
- What is especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast. Milton called?
- What is that which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions called?
- What is a canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation called?
- What is a nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone called?
- What is to supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. They were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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