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vict⋅ual
[vit-l] 
noun, verb, -ualed, -ual⋅ing or (especially British
) -ualled, -ual⋅ling.–noun
| 1. | victuals, food supplies; provisions. |
| 2. | food or provisions for human beings. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to supply with victuals. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to take or obtain victuals. |
| 5. | Archaic. to eat or feed. |
Also, vittle.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME vitaille < AF, MF vitail(l)e, OF vituaille < LL victuālia provisions, n. use of neut. pl. of L victuālis pertaining to food, equiv. to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, var. s. of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al 1 ; mod. sp. < L
1275–1325; ME vitaille < AF, MF vitail(l)e, OF vituaille < LL victuālia provisions, n. use of neut. pl. of L victuālis pertaining to food, equiv. to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, var. s. of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al 1 ; mod. sp. < L
Related forms:
vict⋅ual⋅less, adjective
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| vit·tle (vĭt'əl) n. & v. Nonstandard Variant of victual. |
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