PROVISIONING

Verb

provisioning

present participle of provision

Noun

provisioning (plural provisionings)

An act of supplying with provisions.

Source: Wiktionary


PROVISION

Pro*vi"sion, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

6. (Eng. Hist.)

Definition: A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone.

Pro*vi"sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Provisioning.]

Definition: 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



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