PROVEDITOR

Etymology

Noun

proveditor (plural proveditors)

One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*ved"i*tor, n. Etym: [It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purveyor, Provedore.]

Definition: One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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