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pro⋅vi⋅sion
[pruh-vizh-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso. |
| 2. | the providing or supplying of something, esp. of food or other necessities. |
| 3. | arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc. |
| 4. | something provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need. |
| 5. | a supply or stock of something provided. |
| 6. | provisions, supplies of food. |
| 7. | Ecclesiastical.
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–verb (used with object)
| 8. | to supply with provisions. |
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| pro·vi·sion (prə-vĭzh'ən) n.
To supply with provisions. [Middle English, from Old French, forethought, from Latin prōvīsiō, prōvīsiōn-, from prōvīsus, past participle of prōvidēre, to foresee, provide for; see provide.] pro·vi'sion·er n. |
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Provision
Pro*vi"sion\, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide.]1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. --Shak. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions. 5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. 6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. --Blackstone.Provision
Pro*vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.] To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. They were provisioned for a journey. --Palfrey.
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Language Translation for : provision
Spanish:
provisión, abastecimiento; facilitación,
German:
die Versorgung,
Japanese:
供給
provision (n.)
c.1380, "providing beforehand" (originally in ref. to ecclesiastical appointments made before the position was vacant), from O.Fr. provision (1320), from L. provisionem (nom. provisio) "foresight, preparation," from providere "look ahead" (see provide). Meaning "something provided" is attested from 1494; specific sense of "supply of food" is from 1610. The verb is attested from 1805 (implied in provisioned). Provisional "of a temporary arrangement," first recorded 1601, from O.Fr. provisionnal (c.1485), on notion of "provide for present needs."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pro·vi·sion
Pronunciation: pr&-'vi-zh&n
Function: noun
: a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made beforehand
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