provision
NOUN:
1. the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.
2. arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
3. something that is supplied or provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
4. a supply or stock of something provided.
5. the act or process of supplying or providing (food, etc).
6. preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase "make provision for").
7. the fact or state of being prepared beforehand.
8. a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or contingency : preparation:
made provision for replacements.
9. a stock of needed materials or supplies.
VERB:
1. to supply with provisions.
2. to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions.
plural "provisions,"
1. supplies of food.
2. food and other necessities, esp for an expedition.
3. food obtained for a household.
4. a stock of food.
in legal sense:
1. a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
2. a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso.
in ecclesiastical sense:
1. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
2. appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
3. the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices.
Related Words:
plan, arrangement, accouterment, foundation, outline, emergency, groundwork, preparation, procurement, furnishing, precaution, store, stock, providing, prearrangement, catering, supplying.
Synonyms:
(noun) catering, condition, contingency, food, if, purveying, provender, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, stock, store. (verb) accoutre (or accouter), equip, fit (out), furnish, gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit, rig, supply.
Synonym Study:
Food, fare, provisions, ration(s) all refer to nutriment.
Food is the general word:
Breakfast foods have become very popular; Many animals prefer grass as food.
Fare refers to the whole range of foods that may nourish a person or animal:
an extensive bill of fare; the fare of some animals is limited in range.
Provisions is applied to a store or stock of necessary things, especially food, prepared beforehand:
provisions for a journey.
Ration implies an allotment or allowance of provisions:
a daily ration for each man of a company.
Rations often means food in general:
to be on short rations.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin prōvīsiōn- (stem of prōvīsiō) a foreseeing, equivalent to prōvīs(us) (past participle of prōvidēre to provide) + -iōn- -ion. C14: from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see provide. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of provision: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1809. History and Etymology for provision: Noun and Verb: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from providēre to see ahead — more at provide. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
added: 15 march 2020 10:08am
1. the providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities.
2. arrangement or preparation beforehand, as for the doing of something, the meeting of needs, the supplying of means, etc.
3. something that is supplied or provided; a measure or other means for meeting a need.
4. a supply or stock of something provided.
5. the act or process of supplying or providing (food, etc).
6. preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase "make provision for").
7. the fact or state of being prepared beforehand.
8. a measure taken beforehand to deal with a need or contingency : preparation:
made provision for replacements.
9. a stock of needed materials or supplies.
VERB:
1. to supply with provisions.
2. to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions.
plural "provisions,"
1. supplies of food.
2. food and other necessities, esp for an expedition.
3. food obtained for a household.
4. a stock of food.
in legal sense:
1. a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
2. a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso.
in ecclesiastical sense:
1. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
2. appointment by the pope to a see or benefice not yet vacant.
3. the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices.
Related Words:
plan, arrangement, accouterment, foundation, outline, emergency, groundwork, preparation, procurement, furnishing, precaution, store, stock, providing, prearrangement, catering, supplying.
Synonyms:
(noun) catering, condition, contingency, food, if, purveying, provender, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, stock, store. (verb) accoutre (or accouter), equip, fit (out), furnish, gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit, rig, supply.
Synonym Study:
Food, fare, provisions, ration(s) all refer to nutriment.
Food is the general word:
Breakfast foods have become very popular; Many animals prefer grass as food.
Fare refers to the whole range of foods that may nourish a person or animal:
an extensive bill of fare; the fare of some animals is limited in range.
Provisions is applied to a store or stock of necessary things, especially food, prepared beforehand:
provisions for a journey.
Ration implies an allotment or allowance of provisions:
a daily ration for each man of a company.
Rations often means food in general:
to be on short rations.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin prōvīsiōn- (stem of prōvīsiō) a foreseeing, equivalent to prōvīs(us) (past participle of prōvidēre to provide) + -iōn- -ion. C14: from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see provide. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of provision: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1809. History and Etymology for provision: Noun and Verb: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from providēre to see ahead — more at provide. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
added: 15 march 2020 10:08am